" Listening for his breath:" The significance of gender and partner reporting on the diagnosis, management, and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 48-56

  Henry, Doug ^a   Rosenthal, Leon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b Sleep Medical Associates of Texas   (United States)

Author keywords

Explanatory models; Gender; Health behavior; Patient care; Sleep; Sleep disorders; Spouses; USA

Indexed keywords

GENDER RELATIONS; HEALTH MONITORING; HEALTH STATUS; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; MODELING; SLEEP;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; GENDER; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPOUSE; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTARY REPORTING;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SPOUSES;

DALLAS; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84872790254     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.05.021     Document Type: Article

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