Increased number of peripheral leukocytes in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome

Sleep and Biological Rhythms

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 290-292

  Yamaguchi, Yuji ^a  

^a Center for Sleep Respiratory Disorder at Fukuoka   (Japan)

Author keywords

Differential count; Sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome; WBC count

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; GRANULOCYTE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE DIFFERENTIAL COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33748714974     PISSN: 14469235     EISSN: 14798425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8425.2006.00229.x     Document Type: Article

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