What are obstructive sleep apnea patients being treated for prior to this diagnosis?

Chest

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 164-172

  Smith, Robert ^a   Ronald, John ^a   Delaive, Kenneth ^a   Walld, Randy ^b   Manfreda, Jure ^b  

^a ST BONIFACE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apnea; Depression; Health care utilization; Hypertension; Medical economics; Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENDER; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOXEMIA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; MODEL; OBESITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

EID: 0036158282     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.121.1.164     Document Type: Article

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