Sleep apnea and 20-year follow-up for all-cause mortality, stroke, and cancer incidence and mortality in the Busselton Health Study cohort.

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Abstract

To ascertain whether objectively measured obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) independently increases the risk of all cause death, cardiovascular disease (CVD), coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke or cancer.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Clin Sleep Med

Title: Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine

ISSN (Electronic): 1550-9397

ISSN (Print): 1550-9389

Publication date (Electronic): Apr 15 2014

Volume: 10

Issue: 4

Affiliations

[1 ] NHMRC Centre for Integrated Research and Understanding of Sleep (CIRUS), Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia ; Sydney Nursing School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

[2 ] NHMRC Centre for Integrated Research and Understanding of Sleep (CIRUS), Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia ; Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia.

[3 ] Western Australian Sleep Disorders Research Institute, Perth, Australia.

[4 ] School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.

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DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.3600

PubMed ID: 24733978

SO-VID: c84aa04f-bf16-4fb5-a887-c0234d3901b5

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Keywords: Sleep disordered breathing,coronary artery disease,melanoma

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Keywords: Sleep disordered breathing, coronary artery disease, melanoma

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