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Obstructive Sleep Apnea in North American Commercial Drivers

The most common medical cause of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Specifically, among an estimated 14 million US commercial drivers, 17–28% or 2.4 to 3.9 million are expected to have OSA. Based on existing epidemiologic evidence, most of these drivers are undiagno...

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Autores principales: KALES, Stefanos N., STRAUBEL, Madeleine G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4202769/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24317450
http://dx.doi.org/10.2486/indhealth.2013-0206