title: Sleep. 1: Obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome: definitions, epidemiology, and natural history.
abstract: Arguments over the definition of obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (OSAHS) have still not been satisfactorily resolved. As a result, robust estimates of the prevalence of OSAHS are not possible. New approaches are needed to identify those who have "CPAP responsive" disease, enabling more accurate estimates to be made of the prevalence of the sleep apnoea syndrome in the community.
authors.affiliation: Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine, University of Oxford and Churchill Hospital, Oxford OX3 7LJ, UK. john.stradling@orh.nhs.uk
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Stradling
authors.forename: R J O
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Davies
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D045422:Continuous Positive Airway Pressure; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D009626:Terminology as Topic