Shifting up a Gear: Considerations on Assessment and Rehabilitation of Driving in People with Neurological Conditions. An Extended Editorial

Physiotherapy Research International

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 125-131

  Devos, Hannes ^a   Akinwuntan, Abiodun E ^b   Gélinas, Isabelle ^c   George, Stacey ^d   Nieuwboer, Alice ^a   Verheyden, Geert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND; CAR DRIVING; DRIVER LICENCE; EDITORIAL; EUROPE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NORTH AMERICA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUTOMOBILE DRIVER EXAMINATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; EUROPE; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84866045594     PISSN: 13582267     EISSN: 15206483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pri.1535     Document Type: Editorial

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