Development of a disease-specific health-related quality of life questionnaire for sleep apnea

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 494-503

  Ward Flemons, W ^a,b   Reimer, Marlene A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 14444282201     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.158.2.9712036     Document Type: Article

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