The impact of obesity on oxygen desaturation during sleep-disordered breathing

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 180, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 788-793

  Peppard, Paul E ^a   Ward, Neil R ^b   Morrell, Mary J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hypoxia; Overweight; Sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APNEA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY POSITION; BODY WEIGHT; BREATHING PATTERN; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OXYGEN SATURATION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING;

ADULT; ANOXIA; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OXIMETRY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES;

EID: 70349880544     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200905-0773OC     Document Type: Article

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