Adult obstructive sleep apnea: Pathophysiology and diagnosis

Chest

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 325-337

  Patil, Susheel P ^a,b   Schneider, Hartmut ^a   Schwartz, Alan R ^a   Smith, Philip L ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical pressure; Diagnosis; Obstructive sleep apnea; Pathophysiology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COR PULMONALE; HUMAN; LUNG VENTILATION; METABOLIC DISORDER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SOMNOLENCE;

EID: 34447520551     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.07-0040     Document Type: Article

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