Assessment of the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in patients with stable uncontrolled asthma, impact of continuous positive airway pressure treatment

There are increasing data about the association between bronchial asthma and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is an important contributor to asthma control and can aggravate asthma exacerbation, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) which is the main line of treatment in OSA can improve asthma out...

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Main Authors: Hany Shaarawy, Nasr Affara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763813000101