Sleep apnea in Tibetans and Han long-term high altitude residents

L. Tan (Chengdu, China), T. Li (Chengdu, China), M. Furian (Zurich, Switzerland), X. Xue (Shangri-La, China), R. Ren (Chengdu, China), J. Zhou (Chengdu, China), Y. Zhang (Chengdu, China), J. He (Shangri-La, China), S. Ulrich (Zurich, Switzerland), K. Bloch (Zurich, Switzerland), X. Tang (Chengdu, China)

Source: International Congress 2018 – Sleep and breathing control: phenotypes
Session: Sleep and breathing control: phenotypes
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 4359
Disease area: Sleep and breathing disorders

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