Original Articles
Sleep apnea and risk of pneumonia: a nationwide population-based study
Vincent Yi-Fong Su, Chia-Jen Liu, Hsin-Kai Wang, Li-An Wu, Shi-Chuan Chang, Diahn-Warng Perng, Wei-Juin Su, Yuh-Min Chen, Elizabeth Ya-Hsuan Lin, Tzeng-Ji Chen and Kun-Ta Chou
CMAJ March 03, 2014 cmaj.131547; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.131547
Vincent Yi-Fong Su
Department of Chest Medicine (Su VY, Chang, Su W, Perng, Chen Y, Chou), Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine (Liu), Sleep Center
(Chou), Department of Radiology (Wang), Department of Family Medicine (Chen T), Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Radiology (Wu), Heping-Fuyou Branch, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Public Health (Liu), Institute of Clinical Medicine (Chou), Institute of Emergency, Critical Care Medicine (Chang), School of Medicine (Su VY, Liu, Wang, Chang, Su W, Perng, Chen Y, Chen T, Chou), National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; College of Medicine (Lin), Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Chia-Jen Liu
Department of Chest Medicine (Su VY, Chang, Su W, Perng, Chen Y, Chou), Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine (Liu), Sleep Center
(Chou), Department of Radiology (Wang), Department of Family Medicine (Chen T), Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Radiology (Wu), Heping-Fuyou Branch, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Public Health (Liu), Institute of Clinical Medicine (Chou), Institute of Emergency, Critical Care Medicine (Chang), School of Medicine (Su VY, Liu, Wang, Chang, Su W, Perng, Chen Y, Chen T, Chou), National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; College of Medicine (Lin), Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Hsin-Kai Wang
Department of Chest Medicine (Su VY, Chang, Su W, Perng, Chen Y, Chou), Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine (Liu), Sleep Center
(Chou), Department of Radiology (Wang), Department of Family Medicine (Chen T), Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Radiology (Wu), Heping-Fuyou Branch, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Public Health (Liu), Institute of Clinical Medicine (Chou), Institute of Emergency, Critical Care Medicine (Chang), School of Medicine (Su VY, Liu, Wang, Chang, Su W, Perng, Chen Y, Chen T, Chou), National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; College of Medicine (Lin), Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Li-An Wu
Department of Chest Medicine (Su VY, Chang, Su W, Perng, Chen Y, Chou), Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine (Liu), Sleep Center
(Chou), Department of Radiology (Wang), Department of Family Medicine (Chen T), Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Radiology (Wu), Heping-Fuyou Branch, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Public Health (Liu), Institute of Clinical Medicine (Chou), Institute of Emergency, Critical Care Medicine (Chang), School of Medicine (Su VY, Liu, Wang, Chang, Su W, Perng, Chen Y, Chen T, Chou), National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; College of Medicine (Lin), Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Shi-Chuan Chang
Department of Chest Medicine (Su VY, Chang, Su W, Perng, Chen Y, Chou), Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine (Liu), Sleep Center
(Chou), Department of Radiology (Wang), Department of Family Medicine (Chen T), Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Radiology (Wu), Heping-Fuyou Branch, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Public Health (Liu), Institute of Clinical Medicine (Chou), Institute of Emergency, Critical Care Medicine (Chang), School of Medicine (Su VY, Liu, Wang, Chang, Su W, Perng, Chen Y, Chen T, Chou), National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; College of Medicine (Lin), Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Diahn-Warng Perng
Department of Chest Medicine (Su VY, Chang, Su W, Perng, Chen Y, Chou), Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine (Liu), Sleep Center
(Chou), Department of Radiology (Wang), Department of Family Medicine (Chen T), Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Radiology (Wu), Heping-Fuyou Branch, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Public Health (Liu), Institute of Clinical Medicine (Chou), Institute of Emergency, Critical Care Medicine (Chang), School of Medicine (Su VY, Liu, Wang, Chang, Su W, Perng, Chen Y, Chen T, Chou), National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; College of Medicine (Lin), Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Wei-Juin Su
Department of Chest Medicine (Su VY, Chang, Su W, Perng, Chen Y, Chou), Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine (Liu), Sleep Center
(Chou), Department of Radiology (Wang), Department of Family Medicine (Chen T), Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Radiology (Wu), Heping-Fuyou Branch, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Public Health (Liu), Institute of Clinical Medicine (Chou), Institute of Emergency, Critical Care Medicine (Chang), School of Medicine (Su VY, Liu, Wang, Chang, Su W, Perng, Chen Y, Chen T, Chou), National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; College of Medicine (Lin), Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Yuh-Min Chen
Department of Chest Medicine (Su VY, Chang, Su W, Perng, Chen Y, Chou), Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine (Liu), Sleep Center
(Chou), Department of Radiology (Wang), Department of Family Medicine (Chen T), Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Radiology (Wu), Heping-Fuyou Branch, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Public Health (Liu), Institute of Clinical Medicine (Chou), Institute of Emergency, Critical Care Medicine (Chang), School of Medicine (Su VY, Liu, Wang, Chang, Su W, Perng, Chen Y, Chen T, Chou), National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; College of Medicine (Lin), Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Elizabeth Ya-Hsuan Lin
Department of Chest Medicine (Su VY, Chang, Su W, Perng, Chen Y, Chou), Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine (Liu), Sleep Center
(Chou), Department of Radiology (Wang), Department of Family Medicine (Chen T), Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Radiology (Wu), Heping-Fuyou Branch, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Public Health (Liu), Institute of Clinical Medicine (Chou), Institute of Emergency, Critical Care Medicine (Chang), School of Medicine (Su VY, Liu, Wang, Chang, Su W, Perng, Chen Y, Chen T, Chou), National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; College of Medicine (Lin), Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Tzeng-Ji Chen
Department of Chest Medicine (Su VY, Chang, Su W, Perng, Chen Y, Chou), Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine (Liu), Sleep Center
(Chou), Department of Radiology (Wang), Department of Family Medicine (Chen T), Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Radiology (Wu), Heping-Fuyou Branch, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Public Health (Liu), Institute of Clinical Medicine (Chou), Institute of Emergency, Critical Care Medicine (Chang), School of Medicine (Su VY, Liu, Wang, Chang, Su W, Perng, Chen Y, Chen T, Chou), National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; College of Medicine (Lin), Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Kun-Ta Chou
Department of Chest Medicine (Su VY, Chang, Su W, Perng, Chen Y, Chou), Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine (Liu), Sleep Center
(Chou), Department of Radiology (Wang), Department of Family Medicine (Chen T), Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Radiology (Wu), Heping-Fuyou Branch, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Public Health (Liu), Institute of Clinical Medicine (Chou), Institute of Emergency, Critical Care Medicine (Chang), School of Medicine (Su VY, Liu, Wang, Chang, Su W, Perng, Chen Y, Chen T, Chou), National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; College of Medicine (Lin), Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan