Prevalence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome and CPAP Adherence in the Elderly Chinese Population

Susanna S. S. Ng; Tat-On Chan; Kin-Wang To; Ken K. P. Chan; Jenny Ngai; Alvin Tung; Fanny W. S. Ko; David S. C. Hui

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0119829

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Prevalence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome and CPAP Adherence in the Elderly Chinese Population

Susanna S. S. Ng ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Susanna S. S. Ng, Tat-On Chan, David S. C. Hui

Affiliation Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
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Tat-On Chan ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Susanna S. S. Ng, Tat-On Chan, David S. C. Hui

Affiliation Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
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Kin-Wang To ,

¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
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Ken K. P. Chan ,

¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
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Jenny Ngai ,

¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
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Alvin Tung ,

¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
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Fanny W. S. Ko ,

¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
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David S. C. Hui

Contributed equally to this work with: Susanna S. S. Ng, Tat-On Chan, David S. C. Hui

* E-mail: dschui@cuhk.edu.hk

Affiliation Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
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Prevalence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome and CPAP Adherence in the Elderly Chinese Population

Susanna S. S. Ng,
Tat-On Chan,
Kin-Wang To,
Ken K. P. Chan,
Jenny Ngai,
Alvin Tung,
Fanny W. S. Ko,
David S. C. Hui

Published: March 16, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0119829

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