Sleep Apnea, Sleep Debt and Daytime Sleepiness Are Independently Associated with Road Accidents. A Cross-Sectional Study on Truck Drivers

Sergio Garbarino; Paolo Durando; Ottavia Guglielmi; Guglielmo Dini; Francesca Bersi; Stefania Fornarino; Alessandra Toletone; Carlo Chiorri; Nicola Magnavita

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0166262

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Sleep Apnea, Sleep Debt and Daytime Sleepiness Are Independently Associated with Road Accidents. A Cross-Sectional Study on Truck Drivers

Sergio Garbarino ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Sergio Garbarino, Paolo Durando

Affiliations Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics and Maternal/Child Sciences (DINOGMI), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy, Department of Health Sciences, Postgraduate School in Occupational Medicine, University of Genoa and Occupational Medicine Unit, IRCCS AOU San Martino IST, Genoa, Italy
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Paolo Durando ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Sergio Garbarino, Paolo Durando

Affiliation Department of Health Sciences, Postgraduate School in Occupational Medicine, University of Genoa and Occupational Medicine Unit, IRCCS AOU San Martino IST, Genoa, Italy
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Ottavia Guglielmi,

Affiliation Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics and Maternal/Child Sciences (DINOGMI), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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Guglielmo Dini,

Affiliation Department of Health Sciences, Postgraduate School in Occupational Medicine, University of Genoa and Occupational Medicine Unit, IRCCS AOU San Martino IST, Genoa, Italy
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Francesca Bersi,

Affiliation Department of Health Sciences, Postgraduate School in Occupational Medicine, University of Genoa and Occupational Medicine Unit, IRCCS AOU San Martino IST, Genoa, Italy
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Stefania Fornarino,

Affiliation Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics and Maternal/Child Sciences (DINOGMI), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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Alessandra Toletone,

Affiliation Department of Health Sciences, Postgraduate School in Occupational Medicine, University of Genoa and Occupational Medicine Unit, IRCCS AOU San Martino IST, Genoa, Italy
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Carlo Chiorri,

Affiliation Department of Educational Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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Nicola Magnavita

* E-mail: nicolamagnavita@gmail.com

Affiliation Institute of Public Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0988-7344

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Sleep Apnea, Sleep Debt and Daytime Sleepiness Are Independently Associated with Road Accidents. A Cross-Sectional Study on Truck Drivers

Sergio Garbarino,
Paolo Durando,
Ottavia Guglielmi,
Guglielmo Dini,
Francesca Bersi,
Stefania Fornarino,
Alessandra Toletone,
Carlo Chiorri,
Nicola Magnavita

Published: November 30, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0166262

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