Sleep apnea in adults: How accurate is clinical prediction?

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 327-328

  Jacobs, Christine K ^a   Coffey, John ^b  

^a Advocate Illinois Masonic Family Practice Residency   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PREDICTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHORT SURVEY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; WAIST HIP RATIO; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES;

EID: 67649628751     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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