Driving and dementia: A clinical decision pathway

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 210-216

  Carter, Kirsty ^a   Monaghan, Sophie ^b   O'Brien, John ^c   Teodorczuk, Andrew ^a   Mosimann, Urs ^d   Taylor, John Paul ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ageing; Dementia; Driving; Pathway

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; DRIVING ABILITY; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LAW; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; SAFETY; UNITED KINGDOM; CAR DRIVING; CLINICAL PATHWAY; DECISION MAKING; GREAT BRITAIN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; SAFETY;

EID: 84921286976     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.4132     Document Type: Article

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