Managing obstructive sleep apnoea and achieving equity: Implications for health services

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 124, Issue 1334, 2011, Pages 97-104

  Paine, Sarah Jane ^a   Harris, Ricci B ^b   Mihaere, Kara M ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; FUNDING; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAORI; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEW ZEALAND; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

ADULT; COST OF ILLNESS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SLEEP MEDICINE SPECIALTY; SOCIAL CLASS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 79957797649     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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