A telemedicine program for diagnosis and management of sleep-disordered breathing: The fast-track for sleep apnea Tele-sleep program

Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 560-570

  Hirshkowitz, Max ^a,b   Sharafkhaneh, Amir ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

home sleep testing; positive airway pressure; sleep apnea; tele medicine; telehealth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EXHALATION; FOLLOW UP; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MICROPROCESSOR; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; QUALITY CONTROL; SLEEP APNEA TELE SLEEP PROGRAM; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; STAFF TRAINING; TELECONFERENCE; TELEMEDICINE; THERMISTOR; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; XEROSTOMIA; AMBULATORY CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; VETERAN;

AMBULATORY CARE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; TELEMEDICINE; VETERANS;

EID: 84911894228     PISSN: 10693424     EISSN: 10989048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1390069     Document Type: Article

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