Nasal CPAP: An objective evaluation of patient compliance

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 149-154

  Reeves Hoche, Mary Kathryn ^a   Meck, Raymond ^b   Zwillich, Clifford W ^b  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SOMNOLENCE;

EID: 0028012496     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.149.1.8111574     Document Type: Article

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