Sleep apnoea and its impact on public health

Thorax

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 410-413

  Wright, John ^a   Sheldon, Trevor ^b  

^a BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PRONENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DROWSINESS; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0031840137     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.53.5.410     Document Type: Review

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