The prevalence of sleep problems in emergency medical technicians

Sleep and Breathing

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 149-162

  Pirrallo, Ronald G ^a   Loomis, Catherine C ^b   Levine, Roger ^c   Woodson, Tucker ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b Restorative Sleep LLC   (United States)

^c AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency medical technician; Excessive daytime sleepiness; Insomnia; Obstructive sleep apnea; Prevalence; Sleep disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DEMOGRAPHY; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESCUE PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; SELF REPORT; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDER; SNORING; WORKING TIME; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISORDERS OF EXCESSIVE SOMNOLENCE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SLEEP DISORDERS; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; SOUTH AFRICA; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 84859156408     PISSN: 15209512     EISSN: 15221709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11325-010-0467-8     Document Type: Article

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