Obstructive sleep apnea and traffic accidents;Síndrome de apnea obstructiva del sueño y accidentes de tráfico

Revista Ecuatoriana de Neurologia

Volumn 15, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 86-94

  Sánchez Gómez, Ana Isabel ^a   Miró, Elena ^a   Martínez Narváez Cabeza De Vaca, María Pilar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Driving simulators; Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (nCPAP); Prevalence; Sleep apnea; Sleepiness; Traffic accidents

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY PRESSURE; HUMAN; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SOMNOLENCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 33846586064     PISSN: 10198113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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