Freight transport and non-driving work duties as predictors of falling asleep at the wheel in urban areas of Crete

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 75-84

  Tzamalouka, Georgia ^a   Papadakaki, Maria ^a   Chliaoutakis, Joannes El ^a  

^a TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Drowsy driving; Falling asleep; Fatigue; Greece; Road crash; Sleepiness

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CRASHWORTHINESS; PROBABILITY; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; URBAN PLANNING;

DROWSY DRIVING; FALLING ASLEEP; GREECE; ROAD CRASH; SLEEPINESS;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; FATIGUE; GREECE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FATIGUE; GREECE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 14544275450     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2004.12.003     Document Type: Article

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