Sleep specialists' opinion on sleep disorders and fitness to drive a car: The necessity of continued education

Industrial Health

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 499-508

  Mets, Monique A J ^a   Alford, Chris ^b   Verster, Joris C ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Driving; Excessive daytime sleepiness; Fitness to drive; Insomnia; Narcolepsy; Sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

APNEA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAR DRIVING; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LICENSING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NARCOLEPSY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; SLEEP DISORDER; SPECIALIZATION; STANDARD;

APNEA; AUSTRALIA; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; LICENSURE; NARCOLEPSY; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; SLEEP DISORDERS; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; SPECIALIZATION;

EID: 84871831040     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.2012-0001     Document Type: Article

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