A LATENT-CLASS HETEROSKEDASTIC HURDLE TRAJECTORY MODEL: PATTERNS OF ADHERENCE IN OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA PATIENTS ON CPAP THERAPY

A latent-class heteroskedastic hurdle trajectory model: patterns of adherence in obstructive sleep apnea patients on CPAP therapy

Abstract Background Sleep apnea patients on CPAP therapy exhibit differences in how they adhere to the therapy.Previous studies have French Door demonstrated the benefit of describing adherence in terms of discernible longitudinal patterns.However, these analyses have been done on a limited number of patients, and did not properly represent the tem

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Chronic Illnesses and Student Academic Performance

Innovations in healthcare have improved survival in children with illnesses previously considered fatal.Chronic illnesses in school-age children are increasing significantly, and these children are at higher risk for school problems than their healthy peers.To review the state of research on the French Door impact of chronic illnesses on student ac

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Solar wind and substorm excitation of the wavy current sheet

Following a solar wind pressure pulse on 3 August 2001, GOES 8, GOES 10, Cluster and Polar observed dipolarizations of the magnetic field, accompanied by an eastward expansion of the aurora observed by IMAGE, indicating the occurrence of two substorms.Prior Pelt to the first substorm, the motion of the plasma sheet with respect to Cluster was in th

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