A single question as a sleepiness screening tool

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 143-148

  Zallek, Sarah Nath ^a,b   Redenius, Rachel ^a   Fisk, Holly ^a   Murphy, Carli ^a   O'Neill, Erin ^a  

^a Illinois Neurological Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

ESS; MSL; MSLT; Sleepiness screening; Subjective sleepiness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NARCOLEPSY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; ROC CURVE; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP TIME; SOMNOLENCE;

EID: 47849120942     PISSN: 15509389     EISSN: 15509397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.27131     Document Type: Article

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