THE ELDERLY DRIVER - WHAT PHYSICIANS NEED TO KNOW

Authors
FOLEY KT MITCHELL SJ
Citation
Kt. Foley et Sj. Mitchell, THE ELDERLY DRIVER - WHAT PHYSICIANS NEED TO KNOW, Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine, 64(8), 1997, pp. 423-428
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
08911150
Volume
64
Issue
8
Year of publication
1997
Pages
423 - 428
Database
ISI
SICI code
0891-1150(1997)64:8<423:TED-WP>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Physicians often must decide when an older patient should give up driv ing. Objective measures of accident risk are lacking, but a simple ass essment of function can provide insights. Some medical centers now off er driving evaluation and rehabilitation programs.