Sensitivity and specificity of the multiple sleep latency test (MSLT), the maintenance of wakefulness test and the Epworth sleepiness scale: Failure of the MSLT as a gold standard

Journal of Sleep Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 5-11

  Johns, Murray W ^a  

^a EPWORTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Daytime sleepiness; Sleep propensity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NARCOLEPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SLEEP PARAMETERS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WAKEFULNESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISORDERS OF EXCESSIVE SOMNOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SLEEP, REM; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 0034075248     PISSN: 09621105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2869.2000.00177.x     Document Type: Article

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