Prevalence of symptoms and risk of sleep apnea in middle-aged Saudi males in primary care

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 423-426

  BaHammam, Ahmed S ^a   Alrajeh, Mohammed S ^a   Al Jahdali, Hamdan H ^b   BinSaeed, Abdulaziz A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING FAHAD NATIONAL GUARD HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FATIGUE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAUDI ARABIA; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SAUDI ARABIA; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES;

EID: 47549096832     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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