Sleepiness and the risk of road accidents for professional drivers: A systematic review and meta-analysis of retrospective studies

Safety Science

Volumn 70, Issue , 2014, Pages 180-188

  Zhang, Tingru ^a   Chan, Alan H S ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Effect size; Meta analysis; Professional driver; Road crash risk; Sleepiness

Indexed keywords

HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EFFECT SIZE; META-ANALYSIS; PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS; ROAD CRASH; SLEEPINESS;

QUALITY CONTROL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BODY MASS; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRIVER; DRUG ABUSE; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; HAZARD; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PITTSBURGH SLEEP QUALITY INDEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL DRIVER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SLEEP DEBT; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SLEEP PARAMETERS; SLEEP QUALITY; SLEEP TIME; SNORING; SOMNOLENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; WORK EXPERIENCE;

EID: 84903162831     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2014.05.022     Document Type: Review

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