REM-related obstructive sleep apnea: The effect of body position

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 343-348

  Oksenberg, Arie ^a   Arons, Elena ^a   Nasser, Khitam ^a   Vander, Tatiana ^a   Radwan, Henryk ^a  

^a LOEWENSTEIN REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Body position; Obstructive sleep apnea; REM sleep

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REM SLEEP; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP TIME; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 77956296159     PISSN: 15509389     EISSN: 15509397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.27875     Document Type: Article

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