Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: Assessing and managing risk in the motor vehicle operator

Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 412-418

  Hiestand, David ^a   Phillips, Barbara ^b  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

drivers; motor vehicle crashes; sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRIVER; FATIGUE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MOTOR VEHICLE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SOMNOLENCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 80053348797     PISSN: 10705287     EISSN: 15316971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCP.0b013e32834b96a4     Document Type: Review

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