A Comparison of Polysomnography and a Portable Home Sleep Study in the Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

1 December 2004

journal article
research article
Published by Wiley in Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery

Vol. 131 (6), 844-850
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.otohns.2004.07.014

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To validate the role of a portable sleep monitor device (SNAP) in the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). Inter-reader variability was also assessed for both PSG and SNAP.

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