Standards for polysomnography in Canada

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 155, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1673-1678

  George, Charles F P ^a,b,c  

^a Canadian Sleep Society   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; LABORATORY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SHORT SURVEY; SLEEP DISORDER; STANDARD;

EID: 0030462312     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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