Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: Implications for primary care

Nurse Practitioner

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 38-43

  Holman, Maureen Leavy ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; BODY MASS; CATHETER ABLATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LASER SURGERY; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; PALATE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; UNITED STATES;

BODY MASS INDEX; CATHETER ABLATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LASER SURGERY; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; UNITED STATES; UVULA;

EID: 85047695534     PISSN: 03611817     EISSN: 15388662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006205-200509000-00008     Document Type: Article

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