| Literature DB >> 20488280 |
H Klar Yaggi1, Kingman P Strohl.
Abstract
The objectives of this article are to (1) understand how respiratory event definitions and syndrome threshold values affect prevalence estimates of obstructive sleep apnea in adults, (2) recognize important risk factors for obstructive sleep apnea in adults, and (3) understand current theories of the underlying mechanisms for airway obstruction during sleep. Copyright 2010. Published by Elsevier Inc.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20488280 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2010.02.011
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Chest Med ISSN: 0272-5231 Impact factor: 2.878