Implications of OSA on Work and Work Disability Including Drivers

Clinics in Chest Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 731-744

  Teng, Ann Y ^a   Won, Christine ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apnea; Disability; Drivers; Impairment; OSA; SDB; Sleep; Snoring

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AIRPLANE PILOT; CAR DRIVING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRIVING ABILITY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); JOB PERFORMANCE; MORBIDITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP QUALITY; SLEEP TIME; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; VETERAN; WORK CAPACITY; WORK DISABILITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

AGRICULTURE; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; AVIATION; DISABLED PERSONS; EMERGENCY RESPONDERS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; OCCUPATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; VETERANS; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 84869235407     PISSN: 02725231     EISSN: 15578216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2012.09.003     Document Type: Review

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