Nursing assessment of obstructive sleep apnea in hospitalised adults: A review of risk factors and screening tools

Contemporary Nurse

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-33

  Sheldon, Alison ^a   Belan, Ingrid ^a   Neill, Jane ^a   Rowland, Sharn ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment; Hospital; Nursing; Risk factors; Screening; Sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953713176     PISSN: 10376178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/conu.2009.34.1.019     Document Type: Article

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