Impact of transit training and free bus pass on public transportation use by older drivers

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 335-337

  Stepaniuk, Janet A ^a   Tuokko, Holly ^a   McGee, Phyllis ^a   Garrett, Douglas D ^a   Benner, Erron L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Driving cessation; Intervention; Older adults; Transit training; Transportation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CHI SQUARE TEST; DRIVER; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TRAINING;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BRITISH COLUMBIA; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLES; PILOT PROJECTS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 51249084153     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2008.03.002     Document Type: Article

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