Influence of gender on continuous positive airway pressure requirements in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

Sleep and Breathing

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 781-784

  Jayaraman, Gnananandh ^a   Majid, Hashir ^a   Surani, Salim ^a   Kao, Christina ^a   Subramanian, Shyam ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP); Gender; Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHARYNX; REFERENCE VALUE;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; BODY MASS INDEX; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PHARYNX; REFERENCE VALUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 84859408900     PISSN: 15209512     EISSN: 15221709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11325-010-0436-2     Document Type: Article

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