| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 486 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Series |
Sleep disorders ; 3 |
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Sleep disorders (New York, N.Y.) ; 3.
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| Contents |
Perspectives / Kudisha -- History / Zupancic, Lavie -- Epidemiology / Yuen -- Ontogeny / Hoban, Bliwise -- Upper airway anatomy / Tung -- Physiology and dynamics of the upper airway / Huang, Marcus -- Control of breathing in sleep / Smith [and others] -- Arousal from sleep / Halász -- Pathogenesis / Nguyen, Yim, Malhotra -- Risk factors / Ramar, Guilleminault -- Familial and genetic factors / Patel, Tishler -- The spectrum of sleep-disordered breathing / Habib, Phillips -- Central and autonomic nervous systems / Colrain, Trinder -- Cardiac arrhythmias and congestive heart failure / Chen, Bradley -- Hypertension and the cardiovascular system / Budhiraja, Quan -- Endocrine function and glucose metabolism / Stamatakis, Punjabi -- Obesity / Dyken [and others] -- Mood and behavior in obstructive sleep apnea / Aloia, Bruce -- Sleepiness / Kirsch, Chervin -- Obstructive sleep apnea and health-related quality of life / Moyer, Moyer, Chervin -- Driving risk and accidents / Sagaspe, Philip -- Economic and societal impact / Wittmann, Rodenstein |
| Summary |
Responding to the growing recognition of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) as a major medical condition and the emergence of exciting therapies, this source analyzes the clinical features, characteristics, comorbidities, and impact of OSA on patient biological systems and quality-of-life |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Sleep apnea syndromes.
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Sleep Apnea, Obstructive -- physiopathology
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Sleep Apnea, Obstructive -- complications
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Sleep Apnea Syndromes
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MEDICAL -- Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Respiratory.
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Sleep apnea syndromes
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kushida, Clete Anthony, 1960-
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| ISBN |
9781420020458 |
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1420020455 |
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