Traffic violations versus driving errors of older adults: Informing clinical practice

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 233-241

  Classen, Sherrilene ^a   Shechtman, Orit ^a   Awadzi, Kezia D ^a   Joo, Yongsung ^b   Lanford, Desiree N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Dongguk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Accidents; Aged; Aged 80 and over; Automobile driving; Risk; Traffic

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 77951525738     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.64.2.233     Document Type: Article

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