Sleep apnea in an urban public hospital: Assessment of severity and treatment adherence

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 285-288

  Joo, Min J ^a,b,c   Herdegen, James J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Severity of disease; Sleep disordered breathing; Treatment adherence; Urban population

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; URBAN AREA;

EID: 34248586502     PISSN: 15509389     EISSN: 15509397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.26800     Document Type: Article

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