Obstructive sleep apnoea in Singapore: Polysomnography data from a tertiary sleep disorders unit

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 629-636

  Lim, Li Ling ^a,b   Tham, Kwang Wei ^b   Fook Chong, Stephanie M C ^b  

^a GLENEAGLES HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA); Polysomnography (PSG); Sleep architecture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREATHING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; FEMALE; GENDER; GOLD STANDARD; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGAPORE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP PATTERN; SNORING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 51949108870     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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