Sleep and transit in Brazil: New legislation

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 164-166

  de Mello, Marco Tulio ^a,b,c,e   de Azeredo Bittencourt, Lia Rita ^a,b,c   de Cássia Ferreira Cunha, Rita ^d   Esteves, Andrea Maculano ^a   Tufik, Sergio ^a,b,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Ministério de Ciência Tecnologia e Inovação Salvador   (Brazil)

^c Sleep Institute AFIP   (Brazil)

^d National Department of Traffic DENATRAN   (Brazil)

^e NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DRIVER; DRIVER LICENCE; DRIVING ABILITY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; LAW; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDER; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 65349092075     PISSN: 15509389     EISSN: 15509397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.27446     Document Type: Article

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