Collateral damage: The effects of obstructive sleep apnea on bed partners

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Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 780-781

  Ashtyani, Hormoz ^a   Hutter, Deborah A ^a  

^a HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; EDITORIAL; FAMILY; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING;

EID: 0141558840     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.124.3.780     Document Type: Article

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