[The physician's role in assessing the fitness of elderly patients to drive].
With the aging of the population, physicians are increasingly faced with questions about patients' fitness to drive. When an older patient's driving competency is questioned, a comprehensive, step-by-step assessment is recommended. A discussion of the various considerations that are important in assessing and counselling drivers and their families regarding a patient's ability to drive safely is presented. The medico-legal aspects of the issue are also addressed.
Maccabi Clinic, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
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D000368:Aged / Q000502:physiology*; D001334:Automobile Driving; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D010820:Physicians