Symptoms and risk of obstructive sleep apnea in primary care patients in Jordan

Sleep and Breathing

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 227-232

  Khassawneh, Basheer ^a   Ghazzawi, Mohammad ^a   Khader, Yousef ^a   Alomari, Mousa ^a   Amarin, Zouhair ^a   Shahrour, Bashar ^a   Hammouda, Mohanad ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Berlin questionnaire; Daytime sleepiness; Jordan; Obstructive sleep apnea; Prevalence; Primary care; Snoring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; JORDAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE CONGESTION; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SMOKING; SNORING; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JORDAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 67649641939     PISSN: 15209512     EISSN: 15221709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11325-008-0240-4     Document Type: Article

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