Sleep Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 10 , Pages 1075-1084 , December 2009

Gender differences in the clinical manifestation of obstructive sleep apnea

  • Lichuan Ye

      Affiliations

    • Boston College, William F. Connell School of Nursing, Cushing Hall, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Boston College, William F. Connell School of Nursing, Cushing Hall, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA. Tel.: +1 617 552 1711.
    • ,
  • Grace W. Pien

      Affiliations

    • Division of Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    • ,
  • Terri E. Weaver

      Affiliations

    • Division of Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    • Biobehavioral and Health Sciences Division, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Received 19 August 2008 ,Revised 27 January 2009 ,Accepted 24 February 2009.

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