Snoring and atherosclerotic manifestations in a 70-year-old population

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 285-290

  Jennum, Poul ^a,c   Schultz Larsen, Kirsten ^a,b   Christensen, Niels Juel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Kommunehospitalet ^*  (Denmark)

^c Department of Clinical Neurophysiology KAS Gentofte ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Angina pectoris; Claudication intermittens; Electrocardiography changes; Myocardial infarction; Snorers

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SNORING;

EID: 0029737114     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf00145418     Document Type: Article

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