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Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with reduced quality of life in adult patients with asthma

Respiratory
Author
Mi Yeong Kim et al.
Used Parameters : SMM, SLM, BFM, PBF

Publication Year : 2013

Country : Korea

Journal : ANNALS OF ALLERGY ASTHMA & IMMUNOLOGY

Background Recent data suggest that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is an important contributor to severe uncontrolled asthma. Objective To investigate the clinical characteristics, asthma control, and asthma-related quality of life in adult patients with asthma at a high risk for OSA. Methods A total of 217 patients with asthma who visited our tertiary-care clinic were randomly recruited. They completed the Berlin questionnaire, which screens for OSA risk, a quality-of-life questionnaire for adult Korean patients with asthma …
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