Snoring and obstructive sleep apnea among former world trade center rescue workers and volunteers

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-32

  De La Hoz, Rafael E ^a   Aurora, Rashmi N ^a   Landsbergis, Paul ^a   Bienenfeld, Laura A ^a   Afilaka, Aboaba A ^a   Herbert, Robin ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; RESCUE PERSONNEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

EID: 75749101085     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181c2bb18     Document Type: Article

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