Questionnaire-based evidence of association between sleepiness while driving and motor vehicle crashes that are subjectively not caused by falling asleep

Sleep and Biological Rhythms

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 134-143

  Abe, Takashi ^a,b   Komada, Yoko ^a,b   Asaoka, Shoichi ^a,b   Ozaki, Akiko ^a,c   Inoue, Yuichi ^a,b  

^a NEUROPSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Accident risk; Automobile accidents; Drowsiness; Drowsy driving; Sleep related crashes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APNEA; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRIVER LICENCE; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SNORING; SOMNOLENCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CAR DRIVING; DRIVER; RISK FACTOR; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP TIME;

EID: 79960369665     PISSN: 14469235     EISSN: 14798425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8425.2011.00498.x     Document Type: Article

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