Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 67, Issue 2 , Pages 143-151 , August 2009

Visual vigilance in drivers with obstructive sleep apnea

  • Jon Tippin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
    • Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, IA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Neurology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. Tel.: +1 319 356 8753; fax: +1 319 384 7199.
    • ,
  • JonDavid Sparks

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
    • ,
  • Matthew Rizzo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA

Received 3 January 2008 ,Revised 1 December 2008 ,Accepted 31 March 2009.

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☆ The funding for this study was made possible by grants from the Center for Disease Control (CDC R49 CCR 721682) and the National Institute of Aging (NIA R01 AG017177).

PII: S0022-3999(09)00129-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2009.03.015

Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 67, Issue 2 , Pages 143-151 , August 2009

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