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Restless nights : understanding snoring and sleep apnea /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lavie, P. (Peretz), 1949- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Hebrew
Publicado: New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2003]
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The breath of life
  • Respiratory control
  • The first Pickwickian
  • Rediscovery of the Pickwickian patient
  • Western innovations
  • The dog dropped off and the experiment woke up
  • From an exotic syndrome to a public health issue
  • Risk factors for sleep apnea
  • The syndrome's symptoms
  • The price of awakenings
  • At the temple of Morpheus
  • Children and sleep apnea
  • Sleep apnea, the heart, and the blood vessels
  • From baroreceptors to free radicals
  • Death at an early age and the paradox of old age
  • Treatments for sleep apnea syndrome
  • Sleeping under pressure : the big promise
  • A whole new understanding.