Sleep·5: Driving and automobile crashes in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome

Thorax

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 804-807

  George, C F P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALERTNESS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DRIVING ABILITY; DROWSINESS; FATIGUE; HUMAN; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SIMULATION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; CAR DRIVING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS; TIME;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 4544317368     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2003.007187     Document Type: Review

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