Sleep disordered breathing and driving risk

Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 506-510

  Vorona, Robert D ^a   Ware, J Catesby ^a  

^a SENTARA NORFOLK GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; APNEA; BREATHING DISORDER; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRIVING ABILITY; DROWSINESS; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SIMULATOR; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDER; TECHNOLOGY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036839256     PISSN: 10705287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063198-200211000-00004     Document Type: Review

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