title: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and public health: the Italian way.
authors.affiliation: Azienda USL Toscana Centro, Pneumology Unit, San Jacopo Hospital, Pistoia, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sanna
authors.affiliation: ENT Department, University of Siena, Viale Bracci 16, Siena, Italy. d.passali@virgilio.it.
authors.forename: Desiderio
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Passali
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Hospital Fazzi, Lecce, Italy.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Benedetto
authors.affiliation: Directorate-Generale for health prevention-Ministry of Health, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Giancarlo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marano
authors.affiliation: ENT Department, University of Siena, Viale Bracci 16, Siena, Italy.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Loglisci
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics and Maternal-Infantile Sciences (DINOGMI), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.|State Police Health Service Department, Ministry of the Interior, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Garbarino
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000517:prevention & control; D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000517:prevention & control; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011634:Public Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012307:Risk Factors; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy