Truckers drive their own assessment for obstructive sleep apnea: A collaborative approach to online self-assessment for obstructive sleep apnea

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 241-245

  Smith, Ben ^a   Phillips, Barbara A ^b  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Berlin questionnaire; Commercial drivers; Federal motor carrier safety administration; Motor vehicle crash; Obstructive sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BODY MASS; DRIVER; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MOTOR VEHICLE; OBESITY; ONLINE MONITORING; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF EVALUATION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; SOMNOLENCE;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BODY MASS INDEX; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTERNET; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLES; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 79959321231     PISSN: 15509389     EISSN: 15509397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5664/JCSM.1060     Document Type: Article

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