Mortality in obstructive sleep apnea: Association with impaired wakefulness

Sleep and Breathing

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-8

  Poceta, J Steven ^a   Loube, Daniel I ^a   Kellgren, Erin L ^a   Bizik, Kaysha ^a   Mitler, Merrill M ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Daytime sleepiness; Maintenance of Wakefulness Test; Mortality; Obstructive sleep apnea; Sleep Apnea Profile

Indexed keywords

EID: 30344464139     PISSN: 15209512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11325-999-0003-x     Document Type: Article

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