Do we neglect women with sleep apnea?

Maturitas

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 332-334

  Dursunoglu, Nese ^a,b   Dursunoglu, Dursun ^b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk; Menopause; Metabolic syndrome; Obstructive sleep apnea; Women

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATIGUE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LIFESTYLE; MENOPAUSE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SOCIAL ASPECT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33847003338     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2006.07.002     Document Type: Article

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