Prevalence of sleepiness in surviving drivers of motor vehicle collisions

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 769-775

  Crummy, F ^a   Cameron, P A ^a,c,d   Swann, P ^e   Kossmann, T ^b,d   Naughton, M T ^a,f  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Department of Trauma Surgery ^*

^c Alfred Hospital

^d NATIONAL TRAUMA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^e Drugs and Fatigue   (Australia)

^f ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Motor vehicle collision; Sleepiness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SOMNOLENCE; SURVIVOR; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; WORK SCHEDULE;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SLEEP DISORDERS; SLEEP STAGES; WAKEFULNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55149095311     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2008.01629.x     Document Type: Article

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