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Sleep disordered breathing at the extremes of age: the elderly

KEY POINTS: Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) is common and its prevalence increases with age. Despite this high prevalence, SDB is frequently unrecognised and undiagnosed in older people. There is accumulating evidence that SDB in older people is associated with worsening cardio- cerebrovascular, co...

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Published in:Breathe (Sheff)
Main Authors: McMillan, Alison, Morrell, Mary J.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: European Respiratory Society 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4818236/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27064674
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1183/20734735.003216
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