Snoring men with daytime sleepiness drive more than others: A population-based study

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1012-1015

  Valham, Fredrik ^a   Eriksson, Marie ^a   Stegmayr, Birgitta ^a   Franklin, Karl A ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Driving; Driving distance; Population; Sleep apnea syndromes; Sleepiness; Snoring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM SAMPLE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; SWEDEN; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; DISORDERS OF EXCESSIVE SOMNOLENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; SNORING; SWEDEN;

EID: 69949190970     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2008.09.020     Document Type: Article

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