Primary care vs specialist sleep center management of obstructive sleep apnea and daytime sleepiness and quality of life: A randomized trial

JAMA

Volumn 309, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 997-1004

  Chai Coetzer, Ching Li ^a,b   Antic, Nick A ^a,b   Rowland, L Sharn ^a,b   Reed, Richard L ^b   Esterman, Adrian ^c   Catcheside, Peter G ^a,b   Eckermann, Simon ^e   Vowles, Norman ^a   Williams, Helena ^d   Dunn, Sandra ^f   McEvoy, R Doug ^a,b  

^a REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d Southern Adelaide Fleurieu Kangaroo Island Medicare Local   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^f CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MULTICENTER STUDY; OCCLUSAL SPLINT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 84874905331     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.1823     Document Type: Article

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