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" Restless nights : "
Peretz Lavie ; translated from the Hebrew by Anthony Berris
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BL
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626654
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dltt
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| Uniform Title
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Lelot le-lo naḥat.English
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| Main Entry
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Lavie, P., (Peretz),1949-
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Restless nights : : understanding snoring and sleep apnea /\ Peretz Lavie ; translated from the Hebrew by Anthony Berris
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| Publication Statement
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New Haven :: Yale University Press,, c2003
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x, 274 p. :: ill. ;; 25 cm
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0300085443 (alk. paper)
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"First published in Hebrew in 2002 by Yedioth Ahronot Books, Chemed Books, Tel Aviv"--T.p. verso
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-251) and index
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| Contents
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The breath of life -- Respiratory control -- The first pickwickian -- Rediscovery of the pickwickian patient -- Western innovations -- The dog dropped off and the experiment woke up -- From an exotic syndrome to a public health issue -- Risk factors for sleep apnea -- The syndrome's symptoms -- The price of awakenings -- At the temple of Morpheus -- Children and sleep apnea -- Sleep apnea, the heart, and the blood vessels -- From baroreceptors to free radicals -- Death at an early age and the paradox of old age -- Treatments for sleep apnea syndrome -- Sleeping under pressure : the big promise -- A whole new understanding
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Sleep apnea syndromes
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Snoring
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Sleep Apnea Syndromes
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Snoring
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| Dewey Classification
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616.2
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WF 143L411L 2003a
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