Validity and reliability of the on-road driving assessment with senior drivers

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 751-759

  Kay, Lynnette ^a   Bundy, Anita ^a   Clemson, Lindy ^a   Jolly, Neryla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Automobile driving; On road assessment; Rasch analysis; Senior driver

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ERROR ANALYSIS; HIGHWAY MARKINGS;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; ON-ROAD ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES; RASCH ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY INDEX;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS;

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAR; CAR DRIVING; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; AUTOMOBILES; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 40349102003     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2007.09.012     Document Type: Article

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