What is the evidence that obstructive sleep apnoea is an important illness?

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 630-639

  Marrone, O ^a,b   Bonsignore, M R ^a   Insalaco, G ^a   Bonsignore, G ^a  

^a Ist Fisiopatol Respiratoria CNR P   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Morbidity; Mortality; Sleep apnoea

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SOMNOLENCE; STROKE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

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DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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