Seasonal variation of falling asleep while driving: An examination of fatal road accidents

Chronobiology International

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1053-1064

  Radun, Igor ^a   Radun, Jenni E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Fatigue; In depth studies; Motor vehicle drivers; Seasonality; Sleepiness

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PRONENESS; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DRIVING ABILITY; FINLAND; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLEEP PATTERN; SUMMER; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SLEEP;

EID: 33750140402     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07420520600921096     Document Type: Article

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