Consensus criteria for screening commercial drivers for obstructive sleep apnea: Evidence of efficacy

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 324-329

  Talmage, James B ^a,b   Hudson, Toney B ^a   Hegmann, Kurt T ^c   Thiese, Matthew S ^c  

^a Medical Center Boulevard   (United States)

^b MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRIVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OXYGEN SATURATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SCREENING; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SOMNOLENCE;

EID: 40549127446     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181617ab8     Document Type: Article

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