The effect of singing on snoring and daytime somnolence

Sleep and Breathing

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 265-268

  Pai, Irumee ^a   Lo, Stephen ^a   Wolf, Dennis ^a   Kajieker, Azgher ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Daytime somnolence; Singing; Sleep disordered breathing; Snoring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NONMEDICAL OCCUPATIONS; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SINGING; SNORING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISORDERS OF EXCESSIVE SOMNOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SNORING;

EID: 47749137405     PISSN: 15209512     EISSN: 15221709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11325-007-0159-1     Document Type: Article

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