Validation of the modified Berlin questionnaire to identify patients at risk for the obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 281-290

  Sharma, S K ^a   Vasudev, C ^a   Sinha, S ^a   Banga, A ^a   Pandey, R M ^a   Handa, K K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Apnoea hypopnea index; Berlin questionnaire; Obstructive sleep apnoea; Obstructive sleep apnoea hypopnoea syndrome; Polysomnography; Respiratory disturbance index

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APNEA MONITORING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; SYMPTOM; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; INDIA; MIDDLE AGED; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 33750946943     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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