The role of the primary care physician in recognizing obstructive sleep apnea

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 159, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 965-968

  Kramer, Naomi R ^a   Cook, Thorley E ^a   Carlisle, Carol C ^a   Corwin, R William ^b   Millman, Richard P ^a  

^a RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT REFERRAL; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES;

EID: 0033542062     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.159.9.965     Document Type: Article

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