Treatment with nasal CPAP decreases automobile accidents in patients with sleep apnea

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 161, Issue 3 I, 2000, Pages 857-859

  Findley, Larry J ^a   Smith, Carol ^b   Hooper, Joanna ^b   Dineen, Michael ^b   Suratt, Paul M ^b  

^a Sleep Disord Lab of N Colorado   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034073735     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.161.3.9812154     Document Type: Article

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