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Driving Simulation in the Clinic: Testing Visual Exploratory Behavior in Daily Life Activities in Patients with Visual Field Defects
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Driving Simulation in the Clinic: Testing Visual Exploratory Behavior in Daily Life Activities in Patients with Visual Field Defects

Published on: September 18, 2012

[Automobile driving by the aged]

M Cortés Blanco

    Revista Espanola De Salud Publica
    |March 1, 1995
    PubMed
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