Obstructive sleep apnea is a common disorder in the population-A review on the epidemiology of sleep apnea

Journal of Thoracic Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1311-1322

  Franklin, Karl A ^a   Lindberg, Eva ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Population based; Prevalence; Sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; OBESITY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREMATURE MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SMOKING; SNORING;

EID: 84940528261     PISSN: 20721439     EISSN: 20776624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2015.06.11     Document Type: Review

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