Obstructive sleep apnea and asthma: Associations and treatment implications

Sleep Medicine Reviews

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 165-171

  Prasad, Bharati ^a,b   Nyenhuis, Sharmilee M ^a   Weaver, Terri E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP); Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA); Overlap; Pathophysiology

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE (CPAP); OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA (OSA); OVERLAP; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; COMORBIDITY; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 84894956413     PISSN: 10870792     EISSN: 15322955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2013.04.004     Document Type: Review

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