A comparison of apnea-hypopnea indices derived from different definitions of hypopnea

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 43-48

  Tsai, Willis H ^a   Flemons, W Ward ^a   Whitelaw, William A ^a   Remmers, John E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AROUSAL; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

EID: 0032902392     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.159.1.9709017     Document Type: Article

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