Excessive daytime sleepiness at work and subjective work performance in the general population and among heavy snorers and patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Chest

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 659-663

  Ulfberg, Jan ^a   Carter, Ned ^b   Talbäck, Mats ^b   Edling, Christer ^b  

^a Avesta Hospital   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

epidemiology; men; obstructive sleep apnea; sleep disturbance; snoring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; SOMNOLENCE; SWEDEN;

EID: 0030462274     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.110.3.659     Document Type: Article

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