Driving SAFE: Development of a knowledge test for drivers with dementia

Dementia

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 213-222

  Adler, Geri ^a   Rottunda, Susan ^b   Christensen, Kathy ^b   Kuskowski, Michael ^b   Thuras, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

assessment; older drivers; safety

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993687331     PISSN: 14713012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1471301206062250     Document Type: Article

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