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BASAN index (Body mass index, Age, Sex, Arterial hypertension and Neck circumference) predicts severe apnoea in adults living at high altitude

OBJECTIVES: Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA)/hypopnoea syndrome is associated with serious and major multiorgan morbidities, particularly in its most severe forms. However, no severe OSA screening instruments are available for high altitude residents that enable adequate identification and clinical pr...

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Autores principales: Oliveros, Henry, Lobelo, Rafael, Giraldo-Cadavid, Luis Fernando, Bastidas, Alirio, Ballesteros, Constanza, Bernal, Rafael, Patiño, Lilian, Herrera, Karen, Gozal, David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8231047/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34168022
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044228