Accidental death and the shift to daylight savings time

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Accidental Death and the Shift to Daylight Savings Time Page 1 Percepttral and Motor Skills,
1996,83,921-922. O Perceptual and Motor SkLUs 1996 ACCIDENTAL DEATH AND THE SHIFT
TO DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ' STANLEY COREN University of British Colurnbia
Summay.-Records of all accidental deaths in the USA for a 3-yr. period suggest that the minimal
sleep loss associated with the spring shift to Daylight Savings Time produces a short-term
increase of the likelihood of accidental death, while the fall shift has little e&cc. Recent data …
Records of all accidental deaths in the USA for a 3-yr. period suggest that the minimal sleep loss associated with the spring shift to Daylight Savings Time produces a short-term increase of the likelihood of accidental death, while the fall shift has little effect.
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