Prevalence, risk factors and impact on daytime sleepiness and hypertension of periodic leg movements with arousals in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 281-287

  Al Alawi, Alia ^a   Mulgrew, Alan ^b   Tench, Elizabeth ^c   Ryan, C Frank ^b  

^a AL AMIRI HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UBC Respiratory Clinic ^*

Author keywords

Daytime sleepiness; Hypertension; Obstructive sleep apnea; Periodic leg movements

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LEG MOVEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

EID: 33748075171     PISSN: 15509389     EISSN: 15509397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.26587     Document Type: Article

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