Older Adult Opinions About Driving Cessation: A Role for Advanced Driving Directives

Journal of Primary Care & Community Health

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 150-154

  Betz, Marian E ^a   Schwartz, Robert ^a   Valley, Morgan ^a   Lowenstein, Steven R ^a  

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

Author keywords

advanced directives; counseling; driver testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990335531     PISSN: 21501319     EISSN: 21501327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2150131911423276     Document Type: Article

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