Gender and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, part 1: Clinical features

Sleep

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 412-419

  Kapsimalis, Fotis ^a   Kryger, Meir H ^a  

^a ST BONIFACE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Control of breathing; Gender; Hormones; Obesity; Sex; Sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMORBIDITY; CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION; OBESITY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMORBIDITY; CRANIOFACIAL ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SEX FACTORS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 0037096054     PISSN: 01618105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sleep/25.4.409     Document Type: Article

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