Catathrenia (nocturnal groaning): What is it?

Sleep

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 308-309

  Vetrugno, Roberto ^a   Lugaresi, Elio ^a   Ferini Strambi, Luigi ^b   Montagna, Pasquale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREATHING RATE; CATATHRENIA; HUMAN; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDER; SNORING; UPPER AIRWAY RESISTANCE SYNDROME;

EID: 42149137315     PISSN: 01618105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sleep/31.3.308     Document Type: Note

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