Supporting individuals to make informed personal mobility choices: Development and trial of an evidence-based community mobility education program

Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-72

  Di Stefano, Marilyn ^a   Lovell, Robin ^a   Stone, Kristen ^b   Oh, Sophie ^c   Cockfield, Samantha ^d  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Knox Community Health Service   (Australia)

^c Transport Accident Commission ^*

^d Transport Accident Commission   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community mobility; Education; Health promotion; Older driver

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DECISION MAKING; DRIVER; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN DIGNITY; INDEPENDENCE; INFORMATION; MALE; MODEL; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

EID: 67650305545     PISSN: 08827524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TGR.0b013e3181914b2a     Document Type: Article

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