Open AccessPrevalence of sleep apnoea syndrome in the Spanish adult population
Author(s) -
José M. Marı́n,
Joaquím Gascón,
Santiago Carrizo,
Júlia Gispert
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/26.2.381
Subject(s) - medicine , excessive daytime sleepiness , anthropometry , population , pediatrics , nocturnal , physical therapy , sleep disorder , insomnia , psychiatry , environmental health
Some data indicate that obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS), a disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of cessation of respiratory airflow during sleep, is highly prevalent in the general population but no such data exist in southern Europe.
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