A novel, simplified approach to starting nasal CPAP therapy in OSA

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 155-158

  Stradling, John R ^a   Hardinge, M ^a   Smith, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airway pressure; Nasal continuous positive; Sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDER; SNORING;

EID: 0842302409     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2003.09.010     Document Type: Article

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