Sleepy driver near-misses may predict accident risks

Sleep

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 331-342

  Powell, Nelson B ^a,f   Schechtman, Kenneth B ^b   Riley, Robert W ^a   Guilleminault, Christian ^a   Chiang, Rayleigh Ping Ying ^c,d   Weaver, Edward M ^e  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Driving accidents; Driving risks; Epworth Sleepiness Scale; Sleep disorders; Sleepy driving; Sleepy near miss accidents

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; DRIVER; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SLEEP DISORDER; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 33947654977     PISSN: 01618105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sleep/30.3.331     Document Type: Article

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