Are thyroid function tests necessary in patients with suspected sleep apnea?

Sleep

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 790-793

  Winkelman, John W ^a   Goldman, Harold ^b,c   Piscatelli, Nicole ^d   Lukas, Scott E ^d   Dorsey, Cynthia M ^d   Cunningham, Steven ^d  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hyperthyroidism; Hypothyroidism; Obstructive sleep apnea; Polysomnography

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LEG MOVEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NARCOLEPSY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; THYROID FUNCTION TEST;

EID: 0030432394     PISSN: 01618105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sleep/19.10.790     Document Type: Article

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