Medical conditions and motor vehicle collision injuries in older adults.

TD, Koepsell; ME, Wolf; L, McCloskey; DM, Buchner; D, Louie; EH, Wagner; RS, Thompson

doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.1994.tb06526.x

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Medical conditions and motor vehicle collision injuries in older adults.

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Authors:

Koepsell TD

Wolf ME

McCloskey L

Abstract

Objective To determine whether medical conditions that can impair sensory, cognitive, or motor function increase the risk of injury due to motor vehicle collision in older drivers.Design Case-control study.Setting Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, a large prepaid health plan.Participants Grou...

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