Morbidity and mortality reduction associated with polysomnography testing in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a population-based cohort study

Abstract Background It is not well-known if diagnosing and treating sleep breathing disorders among individuals with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) improves health outcomes. We evaluated the association between receipt of laboratory-based polysomnography (which is the first step in the diagnosi...

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Published in:	BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Main Authors:	Nicholas T. Vozoris, Andrew S. Wilton, Peter C. Austin, Tetyana Kendzerska, Clodagh M. Ryan, Andrea S. Gershon
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2021-06-01
Subjects:	Sleep testing Sleep breathing disorder Pulmonary fibrosis Health outcomes research Health administrative database research
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-021-01555-x