Is 'MILD' sleep-disordered breathing in women really mild?

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 605-611

  Anttalainen, Ulla ^a,b   Polo, Olli ^b,c   Saaresranta, Tarja ^a,b  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Co morbidity; Flow limitation; Partial upper airway obstruction; Sleep apnea; Sleep disordered breathing; Women

Indexed keywords

APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX; CENTRAL SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NOTE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SYMPTOM; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; WORK DISABILITY;

AGED; CAUSALITY; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; SMOKING;

EID: 77951803829     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016341003681249     Document Type: Note

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