Can spirometry and plethysmography seated and supine measures in obese snorer patients be employed in deciding when to perform polysomnography?

R. Bossi, C. Pravettoni, E. Bucchioni, C. Baldessari, V. Fasano, D. Bonardi (Milano, Italy)

Source: Annual Congress 2004 - Diagnosis of OSA
Session: Diagnosis of OSA
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 819
Disease area: Sleep and breathing disorders

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