Apnea-hypopnea index: Time to wake up

Nature and Science of Sleep

Volumn 6, Issue , 2014, Pages 51-56

  Shahar, Eyal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apnea hypopnea index; Rates; Ratio variables; Respiratory disturbance index

Indexed keywords

EID: 84912005501     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/NSS.S61853     Document Type: Review

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