Smoking habits of patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

Conclusions: Patients with more severe OSAS present higher nicotine dependence possibly due to sleepiness attributed to sleep fragmentation due to the disease.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 20, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Pataka, A., Kalamaras, G., Kotoulas, S., Chatzopoulos, E., Panagiotidou, E., Mpikos, V., Akritidou, S., Fekete, K., Argyropoulou, P. Tags: Tobacco, smoking control and health educ. Source Type: research