Sleep disordered breathing at the extremes of age: The elderly

Breathe

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 50-60

  McMillan, Alison ^a   Morrell, Mary J ^b,c  

^a MOUNT VERNON CANCER CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRIVING ABILITY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHARYNGEAL MUSCLE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATION CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 84964499472     PISSN: 18106838     EISSN: 20734735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/20734735.003216     Document Type: Review

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