"cEM" risk factors and severity of obstructive sleep apnoea in central European Roma and non-Roma patients referred for a diagnostic polysomnography

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 429-434

  Dorkova, Zuzana ^a   Sopkova, Zuzana ^a   Tkacova, Ruzena ^a  

^a L PASTEUR UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk; Metabolic syndrome; Obstructive sleep apnoea; Roma subjects; Romany health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GIPSY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLOVAKIA; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

FEMALE; GYPSIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SLOVAKIA; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 77958036340     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-010-0146-3     Document Type: Article

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