A new standardised and self-administered quality of life questionnaire specific to obstructive sleep apnoea

Thorax

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 494-499

  Lacasse, Y ^a,b   Bureau, M P ^b   Series F ^b  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMOTION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUEBEC SLEEP QUESTIONNAIRE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STANDARDIZATION; SYMPTOM; VALIDATION PROCESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 2942683351     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2003.011205     Document Type: Article

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