Sleepiness and Traffic Accidents Does Daytime Sleepiness Predict Exercise and Physical Function in Older Adults?
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edge that excessive sleepiness impairs driving performance, yet the majority of Americans admit they have driven while excessively sleepy (p.864). There is a plethora of data available that indicates being sleepy while driving increases one’s risk of an accident, yet it does not stop people from getting behind the wheel even when they are in danger of dosing off. In fact, in 1998 1.2 million people were reportedly killed in traffic accidents, Sleepiness and Traffic Accidents Does Daytime Sleepiness Predict Exercise and Physical Function in Older Adults?
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تاریخ انتشار 2009