Access to diagnosis and treatment of patients with suspected sleep apnea

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Flemons, WW
Douglas, NJ
Kuna, ST
Rodenstein, DO
Wheatley, J
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[1] Univ Calgary, Fac Med, Calgary, AB T2N 2T9, Canada
[2] Foothills Med Ctr, Calgary, AB T2N 2T9, Canada
[3] Royal Infirm, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
[4] Philadelphia Vet Affairs Med Ctr, Philadelphia, PA USA
[5] Catholic Univ Louvain, Dept Pneumol, Clin Univ St Luc, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium
[6] Westmead Hosp, Dept Resp Med, Wentworthville, NSW, Australia
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10.1164/rccm.200308-1124PP
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R4 [临床医学];
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1002 ; 100602 ;
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