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Widening our horizons for promoting mobility and safety for drivers with dementia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 December 2020

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Desmond O’Neill*
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National Office for Traffic Medicine, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 32 , Special Issue 12: Issue Theme: Implementation Science , December 2020 , pp. 1389 - 1391
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© International Psychogeriatric Association 2020

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