Implications of vision testing for older driver licensing

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 304-313

  Bohensky, Megan ^a   Charlton, Judith ^a   Odell, Morris ^a   Keeffe, Jill ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accidents Traffic; Aging; Automobile Driving; Risk Factors; Vision

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGED; AGING; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRIVER LICENCE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LICENSING; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AUTOMOBILE DRIVER EXAMINATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LICENSURE; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; VISION TESTS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELDS; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 49449099964     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389580801895277     Document Type: Conference Paper

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