Improvement of subjective work performance among obstructive sleep apnea patients after treatment with continuous positive airway pressure

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 677-679

  Ulfberg, Jan ^a,b   Jonsson, Roine ^b   Edling, Christer ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Avesta Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Continuous positive airway pressure; Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome; Sleepiness; Work performance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; SELF EVALUATION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SOMNOLENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; WORK;

EID: 0032733906     PISSN: 13231316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1819.1999.00625.x     Document Type: Article

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