Sleep disordered breathing: is it different for females?

ERJ Open Res. 2015 Nov 3;1(2):00063-2015. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00063-2015. eCollection 2015 Oct.

Authors

Tarja Saaresranta¹, Ulla Anttalainen¹, Olli Polo²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Medicine, Dept of Pulmonary Diseases, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland; Sleep Research Centre, Dept of Physiology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
² Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; Unesta Research Centre, Tampere, Finland.

Abstract

Predominance of low AHI and partial upper airway obstruction may lead to undertreatment of female SDB http://ow.ly/TKN7d.

Publication types

Editorial