Reducing motor vehicle collisions, costs, and fatalities by treating obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

A. Sassani, L. J. Findley, M. Kryger, C. George, E. Goldlust, T. M. Davidson (La Jolla, Loveland, United States Of America; Winnipeg, London, Canada)

Source: Annual Congress 2004 - Clinical epidemiological aspects of OSA
Session: Clinical epidemiological aspects of OSA
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3514
Disease area: Sleep and breathing disorders

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