Increased prevalence of sleep disturbances and daytime sleepiness in subjects with bronchial asthma: A population study of young adults in three European countries

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2132-2138

  Janson, C ^a,b,f   De Backer, W ^c   Gislason, T ^d   Plaschke, P ^e   Bjornsson E ^a   Hetta, J ^a   Kristbjarnarson, H ^b,f   Vermeire, P ^c   Boman, G ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^d Vifilsstadir Hospital   (Iceland)

^e SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

Author keywords

allergic rhinitis; asthma; bronchial hyperresponsiveness; epidemiology; sleep; snoring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BELGIUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; ICELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP DISORDER; SWEDEN;

EID: 0029746207     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09102132     Document Type: Article

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