Driving after stroke: Driving exposure, advice, and evaluations
Archives of Physical Medicine and RehabilitationPublished 1 December 1997
Gary D. Fisk, Cynthia Owsley, L. Pulley
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The findings suggest that many stroke survivors are making decisions about their driving capabilities without professional advice and/or evaluation and that rehabilitation professionals need to devote more attention and resources to driving issues when working with stroke survivors and their families.
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These findings suggest that many stroke survivors are making decisions about their driving capabilities without professional advice and/or evaluation. The results also suggest that rehabilitation professionals need to devote more attention and resources to driving issues when working with stroke survivors and their families.
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