A randomized trial of a physical conditioning program to enhance the driving performance of older persons

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 590-597

  Marottoli, Richard A ^a,b,d   Allore, Heather ^a   Araujo, Katy L B ^a   Iannone, Lynne P ^a   Acampora, Denise ^a   Gottschalk, Margaret ^c   Charpentier, Peter ^a   Kasl, Stanislav ^a   Peduzzi, Peter ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Geriatrics 240   (United States)

Author keywords

Driving performance; Physical conditioning program; Randomized trial

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVER; DRIVING ABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ERROR; EXERCISE; EYE HAND COORDINATION; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MOTOR COORDINATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; VISUAL ACUITY; AGE; CAR DRIVING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 34250326299     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0134-3     Document Type: Article

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