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. 1995 May;18(4):276-80.
doi: 10.1093/sleep/18.4.276.

The cost of sleep-related accidents: a reanalysis

W B Webb  1
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The cost of sleep-related accidents: a reanalysis

W B Webb. Sleep. 1995 May.

Abstract

This journal published a special report titled "The Cost of Sleep-Related Accidents: A Report for the National Commission on Sleep Disorders Research". The report estimated that sleep-related accidents were annually associated with 23,318 fatalities, between 1,907,072 and 2,474,430 disabling injuries and costs between $43.15 billion and $56.02 billion. This paper reanalyzes the data base and assumptions underlying these estimates and concludes that they greatly overestimated the probable relationship between sleepiness and accidents. A more moderate estimate of this important relationship is proposed.

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