Access to Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients with Suspected Sleep Apnea

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 169, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 668-672

  Flemons, W Ward ^a   Douglas, Neil J ^b   Kuna, Samuel T ^b   Rodenstein, Daniel O ^b   Wheatley, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BELGIUM; CANADA; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; OXIMETRY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1542721569     PISSN: 00030805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200308-1124pp     Document Type: Review

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