The Epworth Sleepiness Scale for Screening of the Drowsy Driving: Comparison with the Maintenance of Wakefulness Test in an Iranian Sample of Commercial Drivers

Traffic fatalities are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Iran. Occupational sleep medicine field needs more cost-effective and applicable tests for screening purposes. This study reports on a pilot screening study for drowsy drivers in an urban Iranian sample of commercial drivers. The Ma...

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Main Authors: Khosro Sadeghniiat-Haghighi, Henry J Moller, Maryam Saraei, Omid Aminian, Ahmad Khajeh-Mehrizi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2014-02-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
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Online Access:https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/4843