Gender and age differences in symptoms' profile in sleep apnea syndrome: A possible cause of gender bias in diagnosis

Somnologie

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 93-96

  Lavie, P ^a   Pillar, G ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Gender; Sleep Apnea Syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

EID: 0034851809     PISSN: 14329123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-054X.2001.01162.x     Document Type: Article

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