Quality measures for the care of adult patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 357-383

  Aurora, R Nisha ^a   Collop, Nancy A ^b   Jacobowitz, Ofer ^c   Thomas, Sherene M ^d   Quan, Stuart F ^e,f,g   Aronsky, Amy J ^h  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d American Academy of Sleep Medicine   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h CareCentrix   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELEVATED BLOOD PRESSURE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK REDUCTION; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SOMNOLENCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SLEEP MEDICINE; STANDARDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; HUMANS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SLEEP MEDICINE SPECIALTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84924873846     PISSN: 15509389     EISSN: 15509397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.4556     Document Type: Article

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