Assessing the prioritization of primary care referrals for polysomnograms

Sleep

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1255-1260

  Thornton, J Daryl ^a,b   Chandriani, Kinnari ^c   Thornton, Julia G ^a   Farooq, Sobia ^b   Moallem, Moayyed ^d   Krishnan, Vidya ^b   Auckley, Dennis ^b  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d St Vincent Indianapolis Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care delivery; Primary care; Referral; Sleep apnea; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAMMOGRAPHY; PATIENT REFERRAL; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

EID: 77956388034     PISSN: 01618105     EISSN: 15509109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sleep/33.9.1255     Document Type: Article

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