Commercial drivers' health: A naturalistic study of body mass index, fatigue, and involvement in safety-critical events

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 573-579

  Wiegand, Douglas M ^a   Hanowski, Richard J ^b   McDonald, Shelby E ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA TECH TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Commercial drivers; Fatigue; Health; Naturalistic methods; Safety critical events

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAR DRIVING; FATIGUE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MOTOR VEHICLE; OBESITY; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VIDEORECORDING;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BODY MASS INDEX; FATIGUE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MOTOR VEHICLES; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 70450184530     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389580903295277     Document Type: Article

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