A clinical decision rule to prioritize polysomnography in patients with suspected sleep apnea

Sleep

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 694-699

  Rodsutti, Julvit ^a   Hensley, Michael ^b   Thakkinstian, Ammarin ^c   D'Este, Catherine ^d   Attia, John ^d  

^a BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical decision rule; Clinical feature; Polysomnography; Sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; APNEA; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PARAMETER; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CODING; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLICATION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; THEORETICAL MODEL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 3042675833     PISSN: 01618105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sleep/27.4.694     Document Type: Article

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