Polysomnography in Australia - Trends in provision

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 281-284

  Marshall, Nathaniel S ^a   Wilsmore, Bradley R ^a   McEvoy, R Doug ^b   Wheatley, John R ^a   Dodd, Michael J ^a   Grunstein, Ronald R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c WOOLCOCK INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Historical data; Medicare; Polysomnography; Provision of service

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICARE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POPULATION RESEARCH;

EID: 34248581149     PISSN: 15509389     EISSN: 15509397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.26799     Document Type: Article

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