Sleep-disordered breathing and mortality: a prospective cohort study.

Sleep-disordered breathing is a common condition associated with adverse health outcomes including hypertension and cardiovascular disease. The overall objective of this study was to determine whether sleep-disordered breathing and its sequelae of intermittent hypoxemia and recurrent arousals are as...

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Main Authors: Naresh M Punjabi, Brian S Caffo, James L Goodwin, Daniel J Gottlieb, Anne B Newman, George T O'Connor, David M Rapoport, Susan Redline, Helaine E Resnick, John A Robbins, Eyal Shahar, Mark L Unruh, Jonathan M Samet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-08-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2722083?pdf=render