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Nocturnal intermittent hypoxia is independently associated with pain in subjects suffering from sleep-disordered breathing.
Anesthesiology - 1 Nov 2013
Doufas Anthony G, Tian Lu, Davies Margaret Frances, Warby Simon C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: On the basis of experimental and clinical evidence, the authors hypothesized that nocturnal hypoxemia would be associated with pain reports in subjects suffering from sleep-disordered breathing, independently of sleep fragmentation and inflammation. METHODS: After obtaining institutional approval and access to the Cleveland Family Study phenotype and genotype data, the authors used proportional odds...
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