The method for diagnosis matters in sleep apnea. A systematic analysis of polygraphy and polysomnography data in the European Sleep Apnea Database (ESADA)

P. Escourrou, F. Jilwan, on behalf of ESADA study group (Clamart, France; Gothenburg, Sweden)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Diagnostics in OSA: from polygraphy to genetics and cancer
Session: Diagnostics in OSA: from polygraphy to genetics and cancer
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 184
Disease area: Sleep and breathing disorders

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