Management of obstructive sleep apnea in adults: A clinical practice guideline from the American college of physicians

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 159, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 471-483

  Qaseem, Amir ^a   Holty, Jon Erik C ^b   Owens, Douglas K ^b   Dallas, Paul ^c   Starkey, Melissa ^a   Shekelle, Paul ^d  

^a not available   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA TECH CARILION SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; FLUTICASONE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; MIRTAZAPINE; PANTOPRAZOLE; PAROXETINE; PROTRIPTYLINE; STEROID; XYLOMETAZOLINE;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CPAP DEVICE; HUMAN; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SPORT; TELEMONITORING; COMPLICATION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HEART FAILURE; MANDIBLE RECONSTRUCTION; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OBESITY; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; STROKE;

CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MANDIBULAR ADVANCEMENT; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OBESITY; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; STROKE;

EID: 84884887200     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-159-7-201310010-00704     Document Type: Article

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