Can the MSLT be a useful tool to assess motor vehicle crash risk in sleepy drivers?
- PMID: 20550009
- PMCID: PMC2881706
- DOI: 10.1093/sleep/33.6.729
Can the MSLT be a useful tool to assess motor vehicle crash risk in sleepy drivers?
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The 10-year risk of verified motor vehicle crashes in relation to physiologic sleepiness.Sleep. 2010 Jun;33(6):745-52. doi: 10.1093/sleep/33.6.745. Sleep. 2010. PMID: 20550014 Free PMC article.
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