Gender differences in sleep apnea: Epidemiology, clinical presentation and pathogenic mechanisms

Sleep Medicine Reviews

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 377-389

  Jordan, Amy S ^a   McEvoy, R Doug ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arousal from sleep; Gender; Obesity; Pathogenesis; Respiratory control; Sleep apnea syndrome; Upper airway

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SOMNOLENCE; SUPINE POSITION; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0141530943     PISSN: 10870792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/smrv.2002.0260     Document Type: Article

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