Sleep habits, sleepiness and accidents among truck drivers

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 925-930

  Souza, José Carlos ^a,b,c,d,e,g   Paiva, Teresa ^a,b,c,f,g,h   Reimão, Rubens ^a,b,c  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DOM BOSCO   (Brazil)

^d INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR JOÃO LOBO ANTUNES   (Portugal)

^e UCDB   (Brazil)

^f Neurology Service   (Portugal)

^g FML ^*  (Brazil)

^h Neurosciences and Pathophysiology Unit

Author keywords

Sleep; Sleep habits; Sleepiness; Transit accidents; Truck drivers

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE; CAFFEINE; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; DRIVER; DRUG USE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER; SNORING; SOMNOLENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT T TEST; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 32244442344     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2005000600004     Document Type: Article

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