Obstructive sleep apnea is linked to severe health consequences such as hypertension,
daytime sleepiness, and cardiovascular disease. Nearly a billion people are estimated to have …

OBJECTIVE: Anxiety and depression after stroke are frequent, but are often overlooked and
not assessed. The aims of the study were to (1) assess the prevalence of anxiety and …

The Berlin Questionnaire (BQ) is a widely used screening tool for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA),
but its performance in the general population setting is unknown. The prevalence of …

… We compared descriptive variables using the t-test for continuous variables, and chi-squared
or Fisher’s exact test for categorical variables. Most missing values were for place of birth …

OBJECTIVE: Although anxiety and depression are frequent comorbid disorders in dialysis
patients, they remain underrecognized and often untreated. The aim of the study was to …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to identify clinical factors in the
acute stage that can predict anxiety, depression and apathy at 4 months after stroke. …

Background: The purpose of this study was to critically evaluate the perioperative complications
for deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap breast reconstruction. Methods: From …

Background To assess health- related quality of life (HRQOL) with SF-12 and SF-36 and
compare their abilities to predict mortality in chronic dialysis patients, after adjusting for …

We report experiments and theory on the effects of electric fields on the optical absorption
near the band edge in GaAs/AlGaAs quantum-well structures. We find distinct physical effects …

OBJECTIVES: Many patients with noncardiac chest pain or benign palpitations have poor
prognosis in terms of symptom persistence, limitations in everyday activities, and reduced …