Role of drowsy driving in traffic accidents: A questionnaire survey of Thai commercial bus/truck drivers

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1845-1850

  Leechawengwongs, Manoon ^a,c   Leechawengwongs, Evelyn ^a   Sukying, Chakrit ^a   Udomsubpayakul, Umaporn ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Vichaiyut Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Bus truck drivers; Drowsy driving; Traffic accidents

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEWING GUM; COFFEE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DEMOGRAPHY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRIVER; DROWSINESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SNORING; THAILAND; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLEEP STAGES; THAILAND;

EID: 33845502300     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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