Individualized assessment of driving fitness for older individuals with health, disability, and age-related concerns

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 320-327

  Wheatley, Carol J ^a   Di Stefano, Marilyn ^b  

^a Workforce and Technology Center   (United States)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Driver Rehabilitation; Driving Assessment; Intervention; Older Driver

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; CAR DRIVING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECISION MAKING; DISABLED PERSON; DRIVER LICENCE; FEMALE; FITNESS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LICENSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMOBILE DRIVER EXAMINATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; DECISION MAKING; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LICENSURE; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 49449110993     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389580801895269     Document Type: Conference Paper

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