Validation of a test of road law and road craft knowledge with older or functionally impaired drivers

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 306-315

  Unsworth, Carolyn A ^a,b,c   Pallant, Julie F ^d   Russell, Kay J ^e   Germano, Carmela ^a   Odell, Morris ^f  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e HEIDELBERG REPATRIATION HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged; Australia; Automobile driving; Geriatric assessment; Reproducibility of results

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; DRIVER LICENCE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRY; STATISTICAL MODEL; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMOBILE DRIVER EXAMINATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 77951561082     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.64.2.306     Document Type: Article

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