Obstructive sleep apnea: A risk factor for work disability

Sleep

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 791-798

  Omachi, Theodore A ^a,b   Claman, David M ^a   Blanc, Paul D ^a   Eisner, Mark D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Excessive daytime somnolence; Obstructive sleep apnea; Risk factor; Work disability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; JOB CHARACTERISTICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARAMETER; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDER; WORK DISABILITY; WORK SCHEDULE;

EID: 67049132447     PISSN: 01618105     EISSN: 15509109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sleep/32.6.791     Document Type: Article

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