Obstructive sleep apnea represents a risk factor for carotid arteries atherosclerosis

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 539-540

  Zucconi, Marco ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SMOKING HABIT; SNORING; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 0036865063     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1389-9457(02)00173-9     Document Type: Note

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