Are the ICSD-3 criteria for sleep apnoea syndrome too inclusive?

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¹ The Health Observatory, Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville SA, 5011, Australia.
² The Health Observatory, Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville SA, 5011, Australia; Freemasons Foundation Centre for Men's Health, Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA, Australia. Electronic address: sarah.appleton@adelaide.edu.au.
³ Population Research & Outcomes Studies, Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA, Australia.
⁴ Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park SA, Australia.
⁵ The Health Observatory, Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville SA, 5011, Australia; Freemasons Foundation Centre for Men's Health, Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA, Australia.

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Robert Adams et al. Lancet Respir Med. 2016 May.

. 2016 May;4(5):e19-20.

doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(16)00109-0.

¹ The Health Observatory, Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville SA, 5011, Australia.
² The Health Observatory, Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville SA, 5011, Australia; Freemasons Foundation Centre for Men's Health, Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA, Australia. Electronic address: sarah.appleton@adelaide.edu.au.
³ Population Research & Outcomes Studies, Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA, Australia.
⁴ Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park SA, Australia.
⁵ The Health Observatory, Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville SA, 5011, Australia; Freemasons Foundation Centre for Men's Health, Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA, Australia.

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