Common sleep disorders increase risk of motor vehicle crashes and adverse health outcomes in firefighters

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 233-240

  Barger, Laura K ^a,b   Rajaratnam, Shantha M W ^a,b,c   Wang, Wei ^a,b   O'Brien, Conor S ^a   Sullivan, Jason P ^a   Qadri, Salim ^a   Lockley, Steven W ^a,b   Czeisler, Charles A ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Driving; Obstructive sleep apnea; Occupational health; Safety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAR DRIVING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FIRE FIGHTER; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SHIFT WORK DISORDER; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SMOKING; SOMNOLENCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VOLUNTARY WORKER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM SLEEP DISORDER; COMPLICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FIREFIGHTERS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SLEEP DISORDERS, CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; SLEEP WAKE DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924861284     PISSN: 15509389     EISSN: 15509397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.4534     Document Type: Article

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