Medico-legal assessment of disability in narcolepsy: An interobserver reliability study

Journal of Sleep Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 111-119

  Ingravallo, Francesca ^a   Vignatelli, Luca ^a,b   Brini, Martina ^a   Brugaletta, Concetta ^a   Franceschini, Christian ^a   Lugaresi, Federica ^a   Manca, Maria C ^c   Garbarino, Sergio ^d   Montagna, Pasquale ^a   Cicognani, Alberto ^a   Plazzi, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Ospedale di Faenza   (Italy)

^c Azienda USL di Bologna   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Disability; Excessive daytime sleepiness; Interobserver reliability; Narcolepsy; Social benefits

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATAPLEXY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRIVER LICENCE; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NARCOLEPSY; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WORK DISABILITY;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; LICENSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCOLEPSY; OBSERVER VARIATION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 39049104437     PISSN: 09621105     EISSN: 13652869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2008.00630.x     Document Type: Article

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