Risk factors for automobile accidents caused by falling asleep while driving in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
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Driving impairment in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.
Drivers with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) have an increased risk of motor vehicle crashes. Unfortunately, neither clinical nor polysomnographic features allow clinicians to reliably identify high-risk drivers. One potential means of identifying these drivers is with the use of driving simulators. Several investigators have shown that OSAS patients perform worse than healthy control d...
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عنوان ژورنال: Sleep and Breathing
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1520-9512,1522-1709
DOI: 10.1007/s11325-015-1145-7