Vehicle accidents related to sleep: A review

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 289-294

  Horne, Jim ^a   Reyner, Louise ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Sleepiness; Vehicle accidents

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGED; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COFFEE; DRIVING ABILITY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LAW; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SHIFT WORKER; SOMNOLENCE; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0032916028     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.56.5.289     Document Type: Review

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