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. 1996 Aug 17;313(7054):415–418. doi: 10.1136/bmj.313.7054.415

Caring for Older People. Public transport.

T A Roper 1, G P Mulley 1
PMCID: PMC2351790  PMID: 8761236

Abstract

Most older people are mobile and able to use public transport without any problems. Those who are hard of hearing or have poor vision and those with mobility problems need not be deterred from using public transport. Though the design and provision of suitable buses, taxis, and trains is not always optimum, many now have imaginative features to help older passengers. Travel by air and sea needs extra planning for disabled elderly people, but helpful advice is available and much can be done to enable even the most disabled traveller to make long journeys confidently and in comfort.

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  1. Roper T. A., Mulley G. P. Caring for Older People. Public transport. BMJ. 1996 Aug 17;313(7054):415–418. doi: 10.1136/bmj.313.7054.415. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

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