Prevalence of sleep apnoea syndrome in the Spanish adult population

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 381-386

  Marin, J M ^a   Gascon, J M ^a   Carrizo, S ^a   Gispert, J ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MIGUEL SERVET   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Apnoea; Nocturnal home oximetry; Obstructive sleep apnoea; Prevalence; Sleep; Sleep disordered breathing; Snoring

Indexed keywords

OXYHEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIMETRY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 0030929670     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/26.2.381     Document Type: Article

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