High risk for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in truck drivers estimated by the Berlin questionnaire: Prevalence and associated factors

Chronobiology International

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 871-879

  Moreno, Claudia R C ^a,b,f   Carvalho, F A ^b   Lorenzi, C ^c   Matuzaki, L S ^b   Prezotti, S ^c   Bighetti, P ^d   Louzada, F M ^e   Lorenzi Filho, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d Intervias   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^f Instituto Maximiliano Gaidzinski   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Berlin questionnaire; Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome; Risk factors; Truck drivers

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAZIL; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIETARY INTAKE; DRIVER; DRUG ABUSE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SMOKING; SNORING; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 10944233782     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CBI-200036880     Document Type: Conference Paper

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