Obstructive sleep apnea and driving: A Canadian Thoracic Society and Canadian Sleep Society position paper

Canadian Respiratory Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 114-123

  Ayas, Najib ^a   Skomro, Robert ^b   Blackman, Adam ^c,d   Curren, Kristen ^e   Fitzpatrick, Michael ^f   Fleetham, John ^a   George, Charles ^g   Hakemi, Tom ^h   Hanly, Patrick ⁱ   Li, Christopher ^c   Morrison, Debra ^j   Series, Fréd́eric ^k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d MedSleep (Network of Clinics)   (Canada)

^e Canadian Lung Association   (Canada)

^f QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^h Hakemi and Ridgedale LLP   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^j DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^k UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Collisions; Commercial drivers; Diagnosis; Driving; Sleep apnea; Sleepiness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRIVING ABILITY; FITNESS; HUMAN; LICENSING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MOTOR VEHICLE; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICIAN; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CAR DRIVING; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CANADA; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HUMANS; LICENSURE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 84898470148     PISSN: 11982241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/357327     Document Type: Article

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