Sleep deficiency and motor vehicle crash risk in the general population: a prospective cohort study - Gottlieb DJ, Ellenbogen JM, Bianchi MT, Czeisler CA.

BACKGROUND: Insufficient sleep duration and obstructive sleep apnea, two common causes of sleep deficiency in adults, can result in excessive sleepiness, a well-recognized cause of motor vehicle crashes, although their contribution to crash risk in the gen...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news