Continuous versus bilevel positive airway pressure for obstructive sleep apnea

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 151, Issue 2 I, 1995, Pages 443-449

  Reeves Hoché, Mary Kathryn ^a   Hudgel, David W ^b   Meck, Ray ^b   Witteman, Ruthann ^b   Ross, Alvera ^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; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

EID: 0028878475     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.151.2.7842204     Document Type: Article

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