Driving simulators in clinical practice

Sleep Medicine Reviews

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 311-320

  George, Charles F P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Driving; Motor vehicle collisions; Performance; Simulation; Sleep apnoea; Sleepiness

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVING ABILITY; FATIGUE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTOR VEHICLE; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDER; SOMNOLENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0043169334     PISSN: 10870792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/smrv.2001.0233     Document Type: Review

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