Health conditions, health symptoms and driving difficulties in older adults

Age and Ageing

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 389-394

  Tuokko, Holly A ^a   Rhodes, Ryan E ^a   Dean, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Driving; Elderly; Exercise programmes; Physical activity; Spine; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRIVING ABILITY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH STATUS; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SLEEP DISORDER; SPINE; SYMPTOM; VISUAL DISORDER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SPINE;

EID: 34547863087     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afm032     Document Type: Article

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