Impact of sleep apnea on economics

Sleep Medicine Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 455-462

  Leger, Damien ^a   Bayon, Virginie ^a   Laaban, Jean Pierre ^a   Philip, Pierre ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b GENPPHASS   (France)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Costs; Obstructive sleep apnea; Quality of life; Work

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX; COMORBIDITY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; OXIMETRY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREVALENCE; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WORK CAPACITY; WORK DISABILITY;

ABSENTEEISM; ACCIDENTS; ADULT; AGED; COST OF ILLNESS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 84864915679     PISSN: 10870792     EISSN: 15322955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2011.10.001     Document Type: Review

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