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The computer can serve as an important tool in polysomnography. Contemporary polysomnography is made possible by recent technological advances; polysomnographic studies can be further facilitated and expanded by the judicious application of computers. Computers can collect, store, and manage data, generate reports, serve as labor-saving devices, provide a means of standardization, and automatically generate quantitative and objective data. The “judicious application” implies that if sufficient thought does not go into how the computer is utilized the application may not help, but can instead lead to erroneous data.
This research was partially supported by grants NSF #ICI-8511857 and NS-19996.
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Smith, J.R. (1991). Computer-Assisted Polysomnography. In: Peter, J.H., Penzel, T., Podszus, T., von Wichert, P. (eds) Sleep and Health Risk. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76034-1_3
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