Fat snorers and sleepy-heads: Were many distinguished characters of the past affected by the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome?

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 975-979

  Conti, Andrea A ^a,b   Conti, Antonio ^a   Gensini, Gian Franco ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREATHING DISORDER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HEALTH STATUS; HISTORY; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SOCIAL LIFE; UNITED STATES; WORK CAPACITY;

HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OBESITY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; SNORING;

EID: 33745933491     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2006.01.067     Document Type: Article

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