Obstructive sleep apnoea in the general population: Highly prevalent but minimal symptoms

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 194-202

  Arnardottir, Erna S ^a,b   Bjornsdottir, Erla ^a   Olafsdottir, Kristin A ^a   Benediktsdottir, Bryndis ^a,b   Gislason, Thorarinn ^a,b  

^a LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALERTNESS; APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ICELANDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANDIBULAR ADVANCEMENT DEVICE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR VIGILANCE TEST; RESPIRATORY THERAPEUTIC DEVICE; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SOMNOLENCE; AROUSAL; COMPLICATION; DISORDERS OF EXCESSIVE SOMNOLENCE; ICELAND; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AROUSAL; DISORDERS OF EXCESSIVE SOMNOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ICELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84954226848     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01148-2015     Document Type: Article

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