Sleep Medicine
Volume 6, Issue 2 , Pages 171-174 , March 2005

CPAP compliance: video education may help!

  • H. Jean Wiese

      Affiliations

    • Behavioral Science, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, 107 College of Medicine Office Building, Lexington, KY 40536-0086, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 606 323 5771; fax: +1 859 323 5350.
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  • Carl Boethel

      Affiliations

    • Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY 40536-0086, USA
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  • Barbara Phillips

      Affiliations

    • Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY 40536-0086, USA
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  • John F. Wilson

      Affiliations

    • Behavioral Science, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, 107 College of Medicine Office Building, Lexington, KY 40536-0086, USA
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  • Jane Peters

      Affiliations

    • Behavioral Science, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, 107 College of Medicine Office Building, Lexington, KY 40536-0086, USA
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  • Theresa Viggiano

      Affiliations

    • Behavioral Science, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, 107 College of Medicine Office Building, Lexington, KY 40536-0086, USA

Received 28 May 2004 ,Revised 29 July 2004 ,Accepted 3 August 2004.

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PII: S1389-9457(04)00152-2

doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2004.08.006

Sleep Medicine
Volume 6, Issue 2 , Pages 171-174 , March 2005

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