A Swedish survey of occupational therapists' involvement and performance in driving assessments

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 215-220

  Larsson, Helena ^a   Lundberg, Catarina ^b   Falkmer, Torbjörn ^c   Johansson, Kurt ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cognitive assessment; Driving assessment; Fitness to drive; Occupational therapy; On road test

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITION; DRIVING ABILITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FITNESS; GERIATRICS; NEUROLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY EDUCATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION CENTER; SWEDEN;

EID: 38849141951     PISSN: 11038128     EISSN: 16512014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11038120601110983     Document Type: Article

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