Prospective audit of a respiratory sleep disorders service at District General Hospital level

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 885, 1999, Pages 414-418

  Deegan, Paul C ^a,b,c   Cooper, Brendan G ^b   Britton, John R ^b   Jones, Nicholas S ^a   Kinnear, William J M ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Nasal continuous positive airway pressure; Sleep disordered breathing; Snoring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0032776627     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.75.885.414     Document Type: Article

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