Response to "hits and misses: Screening commercial drivers for obstructive sleep apnea using guidelines recommended by a joint task force" by platt et al

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 119-121

  Hartenbaum, Natalie P ^a   Phillips, Barbara ^a   Collop, Nancy ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 84894218807     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000079     Document Type: Letter

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