A Norwegian population-based study on the risk and prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea The Akershus Sleep Apnea Project (ASAP)

Journal of Sleep Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1 PART II, 2011, Pages 162-170

  Hrubos Strøm, Harald ^a,b   Randby, Anna ^a   Namtvedt, Silje K ^a   Kristiansen, Håvard A ^a   Einvik, Gunnar ^a,b   Benth, Juratešaltyte ^a   Somers, Virend K ^c   Nordhus, Inger H ^d   Russell, Michael B ^a   Dammen, Toril ^b,e   Omland, Torbjørn ^a   Kværner, Kari J ^a,b,e  

^a AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^e ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Berlin Questionnaire; Epidemiology; Polysomnography; Screening; Sensitivity and specificity; Sleep apnea syndromes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BERLIN QUESTIONNAIRE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SNORING;

EID: 79951531798     PISSN: 09621105     EISSN: 13652869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2010.00861.x     Document Type: Article

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