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Restless nights : understanding snoring and sleep apnea /

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lavie, P. (Peretz), 1949- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Hebrew
Published: New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2003]
Subjects:
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.