Fatigue: The forgotten symptom of sleep apnea

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 346-354

  Bailes, Sally ^a,b   Libman, Eva ^a,b   Baltzan, Marc ^b,c,d   Grad, Roland ^a,b   Kassissia, Ibrahim ^d,e   Creti, Laura ^a   Rizzo, Dorrie ^a,f   Amsel, Rhonda ^b   Fichten, Catherine S ^a,b,g  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c and a member of the Respiratory Medicine Program Committee of the College of Family Physicians of Canada   (Canada)

^d Institut de Médecine du Sommeil   (Canada)

^e Clinique Plein Ciel   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^g DAWSON COLLEGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Sleep apnea; Sleepiness; Symptom

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PSYCHOLOGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SELF REPORT; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SYMPTOM; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES;

EID: 79952625978     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2010.09.009     Document Type: Article

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