Unattended home diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea without polysomnography

Archives of Family Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 168-174

  Fletcher, E C ^a   Stich, J ^a   Yang, K L ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; SOMNOLENCE;

EID: 0033833017     PISSN: 10633987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archfami.9.2.168     Document Type: Article

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