Screening for obstructive sleep apnea in veterans seeking treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder

Advances in Nursing Science

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 298-305

  Forbus, Lauren ^a   Kelly, Ursula A ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Obstructive sleep apnea; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Sleep disorders; Sleep disturbance; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VETERAN; WAR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003-2011; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VETERANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84946566457     PISSN: 01619268     EISSN: 15505014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ANS.0000000000000091     Document Type: Article

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