Driving, Aging, and Traumatic Brain Injury: Integrating Findings From the Literature

Rehabilitation Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 18-27

  Brenner, Lisa A ^a,b   Homaifar, Beeta Y ^a   Schultheis, Maria T ^c  

^a Education and Clinical Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; assessment; driving; rehabilitation; traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COGNITION; DRIVING ABILITY; FATIGUE; HEARING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; REHABILITATION CARE; SEIZURE; SOMNOLENCE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VISION;

EID: 40949092587     PISSN: 00905550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0090-5550.53.1.18     Document Type: Article

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