Management of the Driver with Dementia

Handbook of Dementing Illnesses, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 361-376

  Carr, David B ^a   Dobbs, Bonnie M ^b   Morris, John C ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 84990404550     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.3109/9780849354847-24     Document Type: Chapter

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