Monetary value of undisturbed sleep

Noise and Health

Volumn 10, Issue 39, 2008, Pages 46-54

  Riethmüller, Sebastian ^a   Müller Wenk, Ruedi ^b   Knoblauch, Andreas ^a   Schoch, Otto ^a,c  

^a Multidisciplinary Sleep Center   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

^c CANTONAL HOSPITAL ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Continuous positive airway pressure; Monetary equivalent; Noise; Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome; Road traffic; Sleep disturbance; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTPATIENT CARE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDER; TRAFFIC NOISE;

ADULT; AGED; AUTOMOBILES; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 50249159495     PISSN: 14631741     EISSN: 19984030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1463-1741.40823     Document Type: Article

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