Oxygen deprivation state as a marker for the severity of obstructive sleep apnea
Introduction Sleep apnea is classified as a sleep disorder characterized by a complete cessation, known as apneas, or impairment (partial cessation) of breathing, known as hypopneas. During obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), the airways become blocked, mostly due to the collapsing of the throat musc...
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University of Pretoria
2020
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/75755 Janse van Nieuwenhuizen, JL 2020, Oxygen deprivation state as a marker for the severity of obstructive sleep apnea, PhD (Human Physiology) Thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/75755> |