Continuous positive airway pressure for sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome: Usefulness of a 2 week trial to identify factors associated with long term use

Thorax

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 727-733

  Popescu, G ^a   Latham, M ^a   Allgar, V ^b   Elliott, M W ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Medical Statistics ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compliance; Continuous positive airway pressure; Home treatment; Sleep apnoea hypopnoea syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES;

EID: 0034840335     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.56.9.727     Document Type: Article

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