Sleep habits and road traffic accident risk for Iranian occupational drivers
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Sleep habits and road traffic accident risk for Iranian occupational drivers.
OBJECTIVES The aim of this study is to assess the sleep quality and sleep disorders (prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea and sleepiness) among occupational drivers in Iran and to determine which demographic factors and occupational habits are linked to road traffic accidents. MATERIAL AND METHODS In this analytic cross-sectional study 556 occupational road drivers from Shahroud city (in the...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1896-494X
DOI: 10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00360