The needs and experiences related to driving cessation for older people

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 379-388

  Liddle, Jacki ^a   Turpin, Merrill ^a   Carlson, Glenys ^b   McKenna, Kryss ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Disability Services Queensland

Author keywords

Community mobility; Driving cessation; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

EID: 53649083437     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030802260807100905     Document Type: Article

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