Sleep apnea in moderate-severe obese patients

Sleep and Breathing

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 47-52

  Sergi, Margherita ^a   Rizzi, Maurizio ^a   Comi, Antonio L ^a   Resta, Onofrio ^b   Palma, Pietro ^c   De Stefano, Andrea ^d   Comi, Dario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c Centra Chinirgia Funzionale e Correttivo del Naso   (Italy)

^d Ospedale di Magenta   (Italy)

Author keywords

Moderate severe obesity; Screening tests; Sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012309065     PISSN: 15209512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11325-999-0047-y     Document Type: Article

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