Obstructive sleep apnea among adults in Nigeria

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 101, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 720-725

  Adewole, Olanisun Olufemi ^a   Hakeem, Adeyemo ^b   Fola, Ayeni ^b   Anteyi, Emmanuel ^c   Ajuwon, Zaccheus ^c   Erhabor, Greg ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b Gwagwalada Specialist Hospital   (Nigeria)

^c NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Nigeria; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APNEA; ARTICLE; BERLIN QUESTIONNAIRE; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING;

EID: 68349098388     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30983-4     Document Type: Article

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