Sleep disordered breathing in the elderly: Comparison of women and men

Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 56, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2005, Pages 85-91

  Hader, C ^a   Schroeder, A ^a   Hinz, M ^a   Micklefield, G H ^b   Rasche, K ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Evangelisches Krankenhaus Unna   (Germany)

Author keywords

Elderly; Gender; Obstructive sleep apnea; Sleep disordered breathing

Indexed keywords

AGED; APNEA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICHANNEL RECORDER; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX ROLE; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGED; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 31344438478     PISSN: 08675910     EISSN: 08675910     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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