Excessive Sleepiness Prevalence in Public Transportation Drivers of a Developing Country

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 145-149

  Risco, Jorge ^a   Ruiz, Paulo ^b,c   Mariños, Alejandro ^a   Juarez, Alan ^a   Ramos, Mariana ^b,c   Salmavides, Frine ^b   Vega, Johann ^b   Kruger, Hever ^b,c   Vizcarra, Darwin ^a,d  

^a Clínica San Felipe   (Peru)

^b UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^c CRONICAS CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN CHRONIC DISEASES   (Peru)

^d Perú   (Peru)

Author keywords

disorders of excessive somnolence; motor vehicles; Peru; prevalence; South America; traffic crashes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873170377     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2012.692493     Document Type: Article

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