Driving ability and daytime sleepiness;Fahreignung bei tagesschläfrigkeit

Therapeutische Umschau

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 253-259

  Mathis, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEDATIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DRIVING ABILITY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WORKPLACE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CAUSALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISORDERS OF EXCESSIVE SOMNOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LICENSURE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 79955613222     PISSN: 00405930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0040-5930/a000160     Document Type: Article

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