Obstructive sleep apnoea among professional taxi drivers: A pilot study

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 552-556

  Firestone, Ridvan Tua ^a   Mihaere, Kara ^a   Gander, Philippa H ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Health and safety; OSA; OSAS symptoms; Taxi drivers

Indexed keywords

ETHNICITY; HEALTH AND SAFETY; OSA; OSAS SYMPTOMS; TAXI DRIVERS;

HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; RISK PERCEPTION; SLEEP RESEARCH;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS;

ABORIGINE; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CAR DRIVING; CAUCASIAN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PILOT STUDY; POSTAL MAIL; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BODY SIZE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTAL SERVICE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES;

EID: 64849090208     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2009.02.006     Document Type: Article

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