Sex differences and sleep apnoea

Thorax

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 284-285

  Schwab, Richard J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

EID: 0033054888     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.54.4.284     Document Type: Editorial

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