Restless nights understanding snoring and sleep apnea / Peretz Lavie ; translated from the Hebrew by Anthony Berris.

Author/creator Lavie, P., 1949-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew Haven : Yale University Press,
Descriptionx, 274 p. : ill., port.
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Subjects

Uniform titleLeylot lelo nachat. English
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.
General note"First published in Hebrew in 2002 by Yedioth Ahronot Books, Chemed Books, Tel Aviv"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 241-251) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2003002411
ISBN9780300085440 (alk. paper)
ISBN0300085443 (alk. paper)

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