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Further Reading
Clinical guidelines
University of Texas, School of Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner Program. Screening for obstructive sleep apnea in the primary care setting. Austin (TX): University of Texas, School of Nursing; 2006 May. 13 p.
Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI). Diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in adults. Bloomington (MN): Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI); 2008 Jun. 55 p.
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN). Management of obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome in adults. A national clinical guideline. Edinburgh (Scotland): Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN); 2003 Jun. 35 p.
Keywords
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