Daytime sleepiness relates to snoring independent of the apnea-hypopnea index in women from the general population

Chest

Volumn 134, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 919-924

  Svensson, Malin ^a,c   Franklin, Karl A ^b   Theorell Haglöw, Jenny ^a   Lindberg, Eva ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Gender; Sleep apnea; Snoring; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REM SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 55849141906     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.08-0847     Document Type: Article

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