Acta Medica ScandinavicaVolume 221, Issue 2 p. 225-226 Free Access Snoring, Sleep Apnea and Obesity Stephan Rossner, Stephan Rossner King Gustaf V Research Institute, Stockholm, SwedenSearch for more papers by this author Stephan Rossner, Stephan Rossner King Gustaf V Research Institute, Stockholm, SwedenSearch for more papers by this author First published: January/December 1987 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0954-6820.1987.tb01273.xCitations: 4AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. REFERENCES 1 Wadd W. Cursory remarks on corpulence: by a member of the Royal College of Surgeons, London, 1810. 2 Dickens C. The posthumous papers of the Pickwick Club. London: Chapman & Hall, 1837. 3 Burwell S., Robin E., Whaley R., Bickelmann A. Extreme obesity associated with alveolar hypo-ventilation—A Pickwickian syndrome. Am J Med 1956; 21: 811– 8. 4 Guilleminault C., Cummiskey J., Dement WC. Sleep apnea syndrome: Recent advances. Adv Intern Med 1980; 26: 347– 72. 5 Koskenvuo M., Kaprio J., Partinen M., Langinvainino H., Sarna S., Heikkilä K. Snoring as a risk factor for hypertension and angina pectoris. Lancet 1985; 1: 893– 6. 6 Partinen M., Palomaki H. Snoring and cerebral infarction. Lancet 1985; 2: 1325– 6. 7 Cartwright R., Lloyd S., Lilie J., Kravitz H. Sleep position training as treatment for sleep apnea syndrome: A preliminary study. Sleep 1985; 8: 87– 94. 8 Victor MDW, Sarmiento CC, Yanta MM, Halverson JD. Obstructive sleep apnea in the morbidly obese. Arch Surg 1984; 119: 970– 2. 9 Peiser J., Lavie P., Ovnat A., Charuzi I. Sleep apnea syndrome in the morbidly obese as an indication for weight reduction surgery. Ann Surg 1984; 199: 112– 5. 10 Semple Pd'A, Graham A., Malcolm Y., Beastall GH, Watson WS. Hypoxia, depression of testosterone, and impotence in Pickwickian syndrome reversed by weight reduction. Br Med J 1984; 289: 801– 2. Citing Literature Volume221, Issue2January/December 1987Pages 225-226 ReferencesRelatedInformation