Sleep-disordered breathing and mortality: a prospective cohort study.

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Published in PLoS Med on August 18, 2009

Authors

Naresh M Punjabi1, Brian S Caffo, James L Goodwin, Daniel J Gottlieb, Anne B Newman, George T O'Connor, David M Rapoport, Susan Redline, Helaine E Resnick, John A Robbins, Eyal Shahar, Mark L Unruh, Jonathan M Samet

Author Affiliations

1: Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America. npunjabi@jhmi.edu

Associated clinical trials:

Predictive Analytics and Peer-Driven Intervention for Guideline-based Care for Sleep Apnea | NCT03345524

Validity of a Home Respiratory Polygraphy for the Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (APNiA) | NCT03415633

Sleep Thermography for Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (TERMOAPNEA) (TERMOAPNEA) | NCT04206449

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