Seniors' perceptions of vehicle safety risks and needs

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 215-224

  Shaw, Lynn ^a   Polgar, Jan Miller ^a   Vrkljan, Brenda ^b   Jacobson, Jill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aged; Automobile driving; Motor vehicles; Safety; Transportation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTITUDE; CAR DRIVING; DISABLED PERSON; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SAFETY; SEATBELT; TASK PERFORMANCE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTENTION; ATTITUDE; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; DISABLED PERSONS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SAFETY; SEAT BELTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 77951606495     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.64.2.215     Document Type: Article

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