Serious motor vehicle crashes: the cost of untreated sleep apnoea
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Serious motor vehicle crashes: the cost of untreated sleep apnoea.
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of injury morbidity and mortality in the United States, accounting for more than 40 000 deaths and 6 million injuries every year. Sleep related accidents comprise 15–20% of all motor vehicle crashes and result in thousands of serious injuries and death. Many of these sleep related accidents could be prevented by treatment of sleep related respiratory ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0040-6376
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.56.7.505