Prevalence of sleep disturbances in a cohort of older drivers

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 715-723

  Vaz Fragoso, Carlos A ^a,b   Araujo, Katy L B ^a   Van Ness, Peter H ^a   Marottoli, Richard A ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Drivers; Drowsiness; Insomnia; Sleep apnea risk

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DRIVING ABILITY; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; INSOMNIA SEVERITY INDEX; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SLEEP APNEA CLINICAL SCORE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP PATTERN; SNORING; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; CAR DRIVING; SELF EVALUATION; SLEEP STAGE;

AGED; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; SLEEP DISORDERS; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; SLEEP STAGES;

EID: 51449112577     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/63.7.715     Document Type: Article

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