Sleep-disordered breathing comes at a heavy cost
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 11:52
in Health & Medicine
In one of the largest studies of its kind Danish sleep researchers from the University of Copenhagen and the Danish Institute for Health Services Research have examined the socio-economic consequences of the sleep disorders snoring, sleep apnoea, and obesity-related respiratory difficulties (obesity hypoventilation syndrome). These disorders are a serious health and social-economic burden on the individual and on society as a whole.