Sleep Medicine
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 320-324 , March 2010

Initial use of portable monitoring versus polysomnography to confirm obstructive sleep apnea in symptomatic patients: An economic decision model

  • N.T. Ayas

      Affiliations

    • Sleep Disorders Program, University of British Columbia, Canada
    • Respiratory Division, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Canada
    • Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Canada
    • Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation, Vancouver Coastal Health, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Sleep Disorders Program, University of British Columbia, 7th Floor, Diamond Centre, 2775 Laurel Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada V5Z 1M9. Tel.: +1 604 875 5133.
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  • J. Fox

      Affiliations

    • Sleep Disorders Program, University of British Columbia, Canada
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  • L. Epstein

      Affiliations

    • Sleep Health Centers, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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  • C.F. Ryan

      Affiliations

    • Sleep Disorders Program, University of British Columbia, Canada
    • Respiratory Division, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Canada
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  • J.A. Fleetham

      Affiliations

    • Sleep Disorders Program, University of British Columbia, Canada
    • Respiratory Division, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Canada

Received 21 April 2009 ,Revised 14 July 2009 ,Accepted 17 August 2009.

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PII: S1389-9457(10)00005-5

doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2009.08.015

Sleep Medicine
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 320-324 , March 2010