Gender and racial disparities in driving cessation among older adults

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1364-1379

  Choi, Moon ^a   Mezuk, Briana ^b   Lohman, Matthew C ^b   Edwards, Jerri D ^c   Rebok, George W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

disability; driving; gender disparity; racial disparity; speed of processing intervention

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CAUCASIAN; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEGRO; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COGNITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84868137219     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264312460574     Document Type: Article

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