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Health survey of U.S. long-haul truck drivers: Work environment, physical health, and healthcare access

2013; IOS Press; Volume: 46; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3233/wor-121553

1875-9270

Yorghos Apostolopoulos, Sevil Sönmez, Mona Shattell, Clifford Gonzales, Caitlin Fehrenbacher,

Workplace Health and Well-being

OBJECTIVE: While trucking in industrialized nations is linked with driver health afflictions, the role of trucking in U.S. truckers' health remains largely unknown. This paper sheds light on links between the trucking work environment and drivers' p