Gender-related differences in the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

Pneumologie

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 584-588

  Valipour, A ^a  

^a OTTO WAGNER HOSPITAL   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

APNEA; BODY MASS; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DEPRESSION; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MALE; NONREM SLEEP; ONSET AGE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SNORING; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 84867402532     PISSN: 09348387     EISSN: 14388790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1325664     Document Type: Review

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