Do self-reports provide valid information about driving fitness in seniors?

Int J Geriatr Psychiatry

Evangelisches Krankenhaus Bielefeld (EvKB), Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Bethel, Research Division, Bielefeld, Germany.

Published: February 2017

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