Does night-shift work induce apnea events in obstructive sleep apnea patients?

Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 58, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2007, Pages 345-347

  Laudencka, A ^a   Klawe, J J ^a   Tafil Klawe, M ^a   Zlomanczuk P ^a  

^a NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Apnea hypopnea index; Central apnea; Obstructive apnea; Shift work; Sleep deprivation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APNEA; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; REM SLEEP; SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DEPRIVATION;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; RESPIRATION; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLEEP DISORDERS, CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; TIME FACTORS; WAKEFULNESS; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 40449108117     PISSN: 08675910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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