Night driving, season, and the risk of highway accidents

Sleep

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 401-406

  Akerstedt T ^a   Kecklund, G ^a   Horte L G ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accidents; Car; Circadian; Driving; Fatigue; Highway; Light; Sleep loss; Sleepiness; Time of day

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FATIGUE; HUMAN; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0035877166     PISSN: 01618105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sleep/24.4.401     Document Type: Article

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