Occupational accidents, work performance and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS);Infortuni e performances sul lavoro in lavoratori affetti da sindrome delle apnee ostruttive nel sonno (OSAS)

Giornale Italiano di Medicina del Lavoro ed Ergonomia

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 297-303

  Accattoli, Maria Patrizia ^a   Muzi, G ^a   Dell'Omo, M ^a   Mazzoli, M ^a   Genovese, V ^a   Palumbo, G ^a   Abbritti, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Occupational accidents; Sleep apnea; Work performance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; REVIEW; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; STATISTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 56849090045     PISSN: 15927830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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