Correlation between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in a general population in Iran

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate epidemiological relationship between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and sleep apnea syndrome in a sample of Persian population. Methods: As a part of a population-based cross-sectional study, 3900 randomly selected individuals aged 15 years o...

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Main Authors: Babak Amra, Mohammad Golshan, Ingo Fietze, Thomas Penzel, Tobias Welte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2011;volume=16;issue=7;spage=885;epage=889;aulast=Amra