Promotion of safe community mobility: Challenges and opportunities for occupational therapy practice

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 98-102

  di Stefano, Marilyn ^a   Stuckey, Rwth ^a   Lovell, Robin ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community mobility; Driver assessment; Road safety

Indexed keywords

CAR; CAR DRIVING; COMMUNITY CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABLED PERSON; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SOCIAL MARKETING; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; AUTOMOBILES; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DISABLED PERSONS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MOBILITY LIMITATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SOCIAL MARKETING;

EID: 84856249206     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: 14401630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2011.00993.x     Document Type: Note

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