Driving cessation and self-reported car crashes in older drivers: The impact of cognitive impairment and dementia in a population-based study

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 171-182

  Lafont, Sylviane ^a   Laumon, Bernard ^a   Helmer, Catherine ^b   Dartigues, Jean François ^b   Fabrigoule, Colette ^c  

^a University Lyon   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c UMR 5287   (France)

Author keywords

Attention; Dementia; Driving cessation; Elderly; Epidemiology; Executive function; Processing speed; Self reported road crashes

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; STROKE; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 49749150514     PISSN: 08919887     EISSN: 15525708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891988708316861     Document Type: Article

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