Employer-Mandated Sleep Apnea Screening and Diagnosis in Commercial Drivers

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Mark Berger · Precision Therapeutics (United States)

Vasileia Varvarigou · Precision for Medicine (United States)

Albert Rielly · Precision for Medicine (United States)

Charles A. Czeisler · Precision for Medicine (United States)

Atul Malhotra · Precision for Medicine (United States)

Stefanos N. Kales · Precision for Medicine (United States)

Abstract

Online screening followed by polysomnography for high-risk drivers demonstrates as many as 21% of commercial drivers may have OSA. Mandatory screening can have a high yield among commercial drivers.

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Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications

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Published in: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volume 54, Issue 8, pp. 1017-1025

DOI: 10.1097/jom.0b013e3182572e16

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Employer-Mandated Sleep Apnea Screening and Diagnosis in Commercial Drivers

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