The diagnosis of sleep apnea: Questionnaires and home studies

Sleep

Volumn 19, Issue 10 SUPPL., 1996, Pages

  Flemons, W Ward ^a,b   Remmers, John E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Baye's Theorem; Diagnosis; Likelihood ratios; Medical history taking; Respiratory system; Sleep apnea syndromes

Indexed keywords

BODY POSITION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEART RATE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RECORD; OXYGEN SATURATION; PATIENT MONITORING; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; THORAX;

EID: 0030431585     PISSN: 01618105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sleep/19.suppl_10.s243     Document Type: Conference Paper

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