Continuous positive airway pressure and obstructive sleep apnea in an hispanic population

Sleep and Breathing

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 109-114

  Blondet, Maximo C ^a   Perez, Javier ^a   Rodriguez, William ^a  

^a San Juan Veterans Affairs Medical Center   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Arterial hypertension; Continuous positive airway pressure; Obstructive sleep apnea; Quality of life; Sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; FOLLOW UP; HISPANIC; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MIDDLE AGED; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 0035467990     PISSN: 15209512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11325-001-0109-2     Document Type: Article

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