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Psychomotor Vigilance Testing of Professional Drivers in the Occupational Health Clinic

Chunbai Zhang, Vasileia Varvarigou, Philip D. Parks, Shiva Gautam, Antonio Vela Bueno, Atul Malhotra, Stefanos N. Kales

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine · 2011 · 35 citations · 27 references

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Abstract

PVT is suitable to occupational clinics and can identify otherwise unrecognized, impaired vigilance. Further studies must validate the PVT abnormalities most predictive of OSA/EDS and vehicular crashes, compared to adiposity measures alone.

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Cumulative Sleepiness, Mood Disturbance, and Psychomotor Vigilance Performance Decrements During a Week of Sleep Restricted to 4–5 Hours per Night

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