Sleep apnea and sleep : diagnostic aspects

Background: Patients with sleep apnea have frequent apneas and hypopneas during sleep. Apneas can be either central or obstructive. The apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) is the mean number of apneas and hypopneas per hour of sleep. Aims: 1) To evaluate the effect of a mandibular advancement device on obstr...

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Main Author: Sahlin, Carin
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Umeå universitet, Folkhälsa och klinisk medicin 2009
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