Prevalence of Sleep Apnea and Electrocardiographic Disturbances in Morbidly Obese Patients
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- 1 May 2000
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Obesity Research
- Vol. 8 (3) , 262-269
- https://doi.org/10.1038/oby.2000.31
Abstract
Objective: To determine the prevalence of sleep apnea in morbidly obese patients and its relationship with cardiac arrhythmias. Research Methods and Procedures: Fifty‐two consecutive morbidly obese (...Keywords
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