Does socially disturbing snoring and/or excessive daytime sleepiness warrant polysomnography?

Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 403-407

  Boudewyns, A ^a   Willemen, M ^a   De Cock, W ^a   Verbraecken, J ^a   Coen, E ^a   Wagemans, M ^a   De Backer, W ^a   Van De Heyning, P H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Excessive daytime sleepiness; Polysomnography; Snoring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; SOMNOLENCE;

EID: 0031404128     PISSN: 03077772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2273.1997.d01-352.x     Document Type: Article

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