Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome presenting in a neurology outpatient clinic

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 150-152

  Larner, A J ^a  

^a WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIETARY INTAKE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPILEPSY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NARCOLEPSY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTPATIENT; OXIMETRY; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SOMNOLENCE; STROKE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SLEEP DEPRIVATION;

EID: 0037347860     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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