Does snoring intensity correlate with the severity of obstructive sleep apnea?

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 475-478

  Maimon, Nimrod ^a   Hanly, Patrick J ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, snoring; Polysomnography, obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY POSITION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REM SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP STAGE; SNORING;

EID: 78149304434     PISSN: 15509389     EISSN: 15509397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.27938     Document Type: Article

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