Problems with vision associated with limitations or avoidance of driving in older populations

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2004, Pages

  Satariano, William A ^a   MacLeod, Kara E ^a   Cohn, Theodore E ^b   Ragland, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of California at Berkeley   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; VISION; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 4544241416     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/59.5.S281     Document Type: Article

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