The role of single-channel nasal airflow pressure transducer in the diagnosis of OSA in the sleep laboratory

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 349-356

  Rofail, Lydia Makarie ^a,b,c   Wong, Keith K H ^a,b,d   Unger, Gunnar ^b   Marks, Guy B ^b,e   Grunstein, Ronald R ^a,b,d  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c ANZAC Research Institute   (Australia)

^d ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Obstructive sleep apnea; Pressure transducer; Single channel device; Women

Indexed keywords

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE AIRFLOW; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

EID: 77956271568     PISSN: 15509389     EISSN: 15509397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.27876     Document Type: Article

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