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Sleep Apnea as an Independent Risk Factor for All-Cause Mortality: The Busselton Health Study
SLEEP · 2008 · Vol. 31(8) · pp. 1079–85
Nathaniel S. Marshall✉(National Health and Medical Research Council)Keith Wong(National Health and Medical Research Council)Peter Y. Liu(University of Sydney)Stewart R.J. Cullen(West Australian Sleep Disorders Research Institute)Matthew Knuiman(University of Western Australia)Ronald R. Grunstein(Woolcock Institute of Medical Research)
Abstract
Moderate-to-severe sleep apnea is independently associated with a large increased risk of all-cause mortality in this community-based sample.
Obstructive Sleep Apnea ResearchNeuroscience of respiration and sleepSleep and related disordersSleep apneaRisk factorMedicineSleep (system call)Obstructive sleep apneaApneaCardiologyPediatricsInternal medicine
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AdultAgedCardiovascular DiseasesCause of DeathFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedRiskSampling StudiesWestern AustraliaProportional Hazards ModelsPolysomnographyMonitoring, Ambulatory
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