Conventional vision screening tests and older driver motor vehicle crash prevention

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 124-126

  Desapriya, E ^a,b   Subzwari, S ^a   Fujiwara, T ^b   Pike, I ^a,b  

^a Centre for Community Child Health Research   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DRIVER LICENCE; HUMAN; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VISION TEST;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMOBILE DRIVER EXAMINATION; HUMANS; VISION TESTS;

EID: 54049101648     PISSN: 17457300     EISSN: 17457319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17457300802150926     Document Type: Article

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