Entering the age of portable monitoring

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 303-304

  Collop, Nancy A ^a   Epstein, Lawrence J ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; APNEA MONITORING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; REIMBURSEMENT; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 51549116054     PISSN: 15509389     EISSN: 15509397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.27228     Document Type: Editorial

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