Medical review of fitness to drive in older drivers: The Maryland experience

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 342-349

  Soderstrom, Carl A ^a,b   Joyce, John J ^b  

^a Medical Advisory Board   (United States)

^b Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration   (United States)

Author keywords

Driver License; Medical Advisory Board; Medical Conditions; Older Driver

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGED; CAR DRIVING; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; FITNESS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LICENSING; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LICENSURE; MALE; MARYLAND; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 49449095303     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389580801895301     Document Type: Conference Paper

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