The role of history, Epworth Sleepiness Scale score and body mass index in identifying non-apnoeic snorers

Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 244-248

  Lim, P V H ^a,b   Curry, A R ^a  

^a WALSGRAVE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Epworth sleepiness score; History; Snoring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD OXYGEN TENSION; BODY MASS; BODY POSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP PATTERN; SNORING;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; SLEEP STAGES; SNORING;

EID: 0033825666     PISSN: 03077772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2273.2000.00351.x     Document Type: Article

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