Overnight home oximetry: Can it identify patients with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea who have minimal daytime sleepiness?

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 537-540

  Hussain, S F ^a   Fleetham, J A ^b  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Case selection; Excessive daytime sleepiness; Obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea; Oximetry

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PULSE OXIMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDER; SNORING; SOMNOLENCE; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0037407433     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/rmed.2003.1480     Document Type: Article

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