Positive airway pressure treatment for obstructive sleep apnea

Chest

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1057-1072

  Kakkar, Rahul K ^a   Berry, Richard B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoadjusting positive airway pressure; Continuous positive airway pressure adherence; Obstructive sleep apnea; Positive airway pressure treatment

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MASK; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; REVIEW; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

HUMANS; MASKS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 35448974441     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.06-2432     Document Type: Review

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