Cognitive function and unsafe driving acts during an on‐road test among community‐dwelling older adults with cognitive impairments
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عنوان ژورنال: Geriatrics & Gerontology International
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1444-1586,1447-0594
DOI: 10.1111/ggi.13260