%0 Journal Article %T SLEEP ¨C DISORDERS, APNOEAS, CARDIORESPIRATORY EFFECTS & OTHER EMERGING PROBLEMS %A S. C. TEWARI %J Pravara Medical Review %D 2009 %I Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences (DU), Loni %X We all know sleep as a very essential part of body circadian rhythm characterized by reduced awareness of environment, period of bodily rest. However, a number of problems of grave clinical significance andother important aspects of human health related to sleep disturbances are emerging and sleep studies have become a very important study world over. %K SDB- Sleep Disordered Breathing %K OSA- Obstructive Sleep Apnoea %K RDI- Respiratory Disturbance Index %K AHI- Apnoea Hypopnoea Index %K UARS- Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome %U http://www.pravara.com/pmr/pmr-4-2-4.pdf