Sharing the responsibility for assessing the risk of the driver with dementia

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 177, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 599-601

  Rapoport, Mark J ^a,b,f   Herrmann, Nathan ^a,b   Molnar, Frank J ^c,f   Man Son Hing, Malcolm ^c,f   Marshall, Shawn C ^c,d,f   Shulman, Ken ^a,b,c   Naglie, Gary ^d,e,f  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d Rehabilitation Centre   (Canada)

^e TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^f CanDRIVE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CAR DRIVING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEMENTIA; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRIVER; DRIVER LICENCE; HUMAN; LAW; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESPONSIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 34548737567     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.070342     Document Type: Note

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