Acceptability and concurrent validity of measures to predict older driver involvement in motor vehicle crashes: An Emergency Department pilot case-control study

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1056-1063

  Molnar, Frank J ^a,b,c   Marshall, Shawn C ^a,b,c   Man Son Hing, Malcolm ^a,b,c   Wilson, Keith G ^a,b,c,d   Byszewski, Anna M ^a,b   Stiell, Ian ^a,b,c  

^a BRUYÈRE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fitness to drive; Motor vehicle crash; Older driver; Physical examination

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; AUTOMOBILES; CRASHWORTHINESS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

FITNESS TO DRIVE; MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH; OLDER DRIVERS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEMENTIA; DISABILITY; DRIVER LICENCE; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REACTION TIME; RISK; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VISUAL FIELD;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGED; AUTOMOBILE DRIVER EXAMINATION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEMENTIA; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MOTOR SKILLS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ONTARIO; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTION TIME; RISK; VISUAL FIELDS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34548492474     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2007.02.003     Document Type: Article

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