Epworth Sleepiness Scale outcome in 616 brazilian medical students

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 220-226

  Alóe, Flávio ^a,c   Pedroso, André ^a   Tavares, Stella Márcia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL ISRAELITA ALBERT EINSTEIN   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Epworth; Medical students; Nighttime sleep; Questionnaire; Sleepiness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAZIL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 0031152085     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X1997000200009     Document Type: Article

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