Estimation of the clinically diagnosed proportion of sleep apnea syndrome in middle-aged men and women

Sleep

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 705-706

  Young, Terry ^a   Evans, Linda ^a   Finn, Laurel ^a   Palta, Mari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Prevalence; Sleep apnea; Sleep disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOMNOLENCE;

EID: 0030695925     PISSN: 01618105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sleep/20.9.705     Document Type: Article

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