The prevalence of clinically significant sleep apnoea syndrome in the Netherlands

Thorax

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 638-642

  Knuistingh Neven, A ^a   Middelkoop, H A M ^a   Kemp, B ^a,b   Kamphuisen, H A C ^b   Springer, M P ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Oronasal thermistry; Prevalence; Sleep apnoea syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DROWSINESS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING;

EID: 0008800354     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.53.8.638     Document Type: Article

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