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Original Article

Survey of Older Drivers' Experiences with Florida's Mandatory Vision Re-Screening Law for Licensure

Gerald McGwin Jr. Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA; Department of Epidemiology and International Health, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Section of Trauma, Birmingham, Alabama, USA; Surgical Critical Care, Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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Anne T. McCartt Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Arlington, Virginia, USA
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Keli A. Braitman Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Arlington, Virginia, USA
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Cynthia Owsley Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Pages 121-127 | Received 25 Jul 2007, Accepted 28 Oct 2007, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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