Normative data on snoring: A comparison between younger and older adults

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 451-457

  Stoohs, R A ^a,b,d   Blum, H C ^a   Haselhorst, M ^b   Duchna, H W ^c   Guilleminault, C ^b   Dement, W C ^b  

^a Research Center   (Germany)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^d Zentrum Schlafmedizin S   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ageing; Instrumentation; Sleep; Sleep apnoea; Snoring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREATHING PATTERN; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; BODY MASS INDEX; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SLEEP STAGES; SNORING;

EID: 0031935465     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.11020451     Document Type: Article

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