Early treatment of obstructive apnea and stroke outcome

Sleep

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 747-

  Parra, Olga ^a,b   Arboix, Adrià ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICHANNEL RECORDER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; STROKE;

EID: 84861916968     PISSN: 01618105     EISSN: 15509109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5665/sleep.1860     Document Type: Letter

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