Cessation of driving is rare in older drivers seen in the emergency department after a motor vehicle collision: A prospective cohort study

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 183-185

  Richmond, Natalie L ^a   Flannigan, Sean A ^b   Keil, Lukas G ^b   Betz, Marian E ^c   Platts Mills, Timothy F ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

AMBULANCE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DRIVER; DRIVING ABILITY; DRIVING CESSATION; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; LETTER; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; POLYPHARMACY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; AGED; CAR DRIVING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; MALE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84925234719     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.13223     Document Type: Letter

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