Comparison of primary-care practitioners and sleep specialists in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea

Sleep and Breathing

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 111-124

  Scharf, Steven M ^a   DeMore, Jennifer ^a   Landau, Talia ^a   Smale, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous positive airway pressure; Sleep apnea; Sleep specialists

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL LABORATORY; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREDICTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AWARENESS; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SPECIALISM;

EID: 6344278792     PISSN: 15209512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-834481     Document Type: Article

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