The public health and safety consequences of sleep disorders

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 179-183

  Sigurdson, Krista ^a   Ayas, Najib T ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre Vancouver Coastal Health   (Canada)

^c VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Housestaff; Sleep apnea; Sleep deprivation

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLEEP DISORDER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FATIGUE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ERROR; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKLOAD;

CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FATIGUE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MEDICAL ERRORS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 34250852436     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Y06-095     Document Type: Review

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