Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, sleepiness, and quality of life

Chest

Volumn 125, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 2091-2096

  Gonçalves, Marta A ^a   Paiva, Teresa ^b   Ramos, Elizabeth ^c   Guilleminault, Christian ^d  

^a Inst Sono Chronobiologia T   (Portugal)

^b ISTEL Instituto do Sono   (Portugal)

^c Medical University   (Portugal)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arousal index; Obstructive sleep apnea; Quality of life; Short arousal; Sleepiness driving

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AROUSAL; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BODY MASS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRIVING ABILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDER; SOMNOLENCE;

EID: 2942748117     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.125.6.2091     Document Type: Article

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