The new local coverage determination criteria for adherence to positive airway pressure treatment: Testing the limits?

Chest

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 875-879

  Aloia, Mark S ^a   Knoepke, Christopher E ^a   Lee Chiong, Teofilo ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA BASE; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MEDICARE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 77957839738     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.09-2237     Document Type: Article

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