Sleep Laboratory Test Referrals in Canada: Sleep Apnea Rapid Response Survey
Author(s) -
Jessica Evans,
Robert Skomro,
Helen S. Driver,
Brian L. Graham,
Irvin Mayers,
Louise McRae,
Joseph Reisman,
Corneliu Rusu,
Teresa To,
John A. Fleetham
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
canadian respiratory journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.675
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1916-7245
pISSN - 1198-2241
DOI - 10.1155/2014/592947
Subject(s) - medicine , sleep (system call) , sleep apnea , test (biology) , apnea , audiology , psychiatry , anesthesia , computer science , operating system , paleontology , biology
An estimated 5.4 million Canadian adults have been diagnosed with sleep apnea or are at high risk of experiencing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). There are no recent Canadian data regarding access to and predictors of referral for diagnostic testing in these populations.
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