Age-based testing for driver's license renewal: Potential implications for older Australians

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 281-285

  Ross, Lesley A ^a   Browning, Colette ^b   Luszcz, Mary A ^c   Mitchell, Paul ^d   Anstey, Kaarin J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

age based testing (ABT); driver's license testing; DYNOPTA; older drivers

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COGNITION; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DRIVER LICENCE; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; POLICY; SELF REPORT; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; AUTOMOBILE DRIVER EXAMINATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79951611862     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03241.x     Document Type: Article

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