Referral to a sleep laboratory from primary care – are family doctors on the right track?

F. Viana Machado (Porto, Portugal), M. Van Zeller (Porto, Portugal), M. Drummond (Porto, Portugal)

Source: Sleep and Breathing Conference 2021
Session: Treatment and management of sleep respiratory diseases
Session type: Oral Presentation
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Disease area: Sleep and breathing disorders

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