Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Work Accidents: Time for Action

Stefanos N Kales^{1

2

3}, Charles A Czeisler^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Environmental & Occupational Medicine & Epidemiology, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA.
² Occupational Medicine, Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA.
³ Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
⁴ Division of Sleep Medicine and Circadian Disorders, Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.

Comment

Stefanos N Kales et al. Sleep. 2016.

. 2016 Jun 1;39(6):1171-3.

doi: 10.5665/sleep.5822.

Stefanos N Kales^{1

2

3}, Charles A Czeisler^{3

4}

¹ Department of Environmental & Occupational Medicine & Epidemiology, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA.
² Occupational Medicine, Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA.
³ Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
⁴ Division of Sleep Medicine and Circadian Disorders, Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.

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Risk of Occupational Accidents in Workers with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Garbarino S, Guglielmi O, Sanna A, Mancardi GL, Magnavita N. Garbarino S, et al. Sleep. 2016 Jun 1;39(6):1211-8. doi: 10.5665/sleep.5834. Sleep. 2016. PMID: 26951401 Free PMC article.

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