Gender differences in obstructive sleep apnea and treatment response to continuous positive airway pressure

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 512-518

  Ye, Lichuan ^a   Pien, Grace W ^b   Ratcliffe, Sarah J ^b   Weaver, Terri E ^b,c  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

CPAP; Daytime sleepiness; Functional status; Gender differences; Obstructive sleep apnea; Treatment response

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APNEA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL INSTABILITY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PROFILE OF MOOD STATES; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 75749126995     PISSN: 15509389     EISSN: 15509397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.27650     Document Type: Article

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