Access to Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients with Suspected Sleep Apnea

作者: W. Ward Flemons , Neil J. Douglas , Samuel T. Kuna , Daniel O. Rodenstein , John Wheatley

DOI: 10.1164/RCCM.200308-1124PP

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摘要: BACKGROUND Brief periods of breathing cessation (apneas) or marked reduction in V t (hypopneas) are common in adults during sleep. Prospective studies indicate that sleep …

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