The impact of disclosure of unfitness to drive in persons with newly diagnosed dementia: Patient and caregiver perspectives

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 152-163

  Byszewski, Anna M ^a   Molnar, Frank J ^a   Aminzadeh, Faranak ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caregiver perspectives; Dementia; Patient perspectives; Unfitness to drive

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950924399     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: 15452301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07317110903552198     Document Type: Article

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