Developing a pictorial Epworth Sleepiness Scale

Thorax

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 97-100

  Ghiassi, Ramesh ^a   Murphy, Kevin ^a   Cummin, Andrew R ^a   Partridge, Martyn R ^a  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PICTURE ARCHIVING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE;

EID: 79251630208     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2010.136879     Document Type: Article

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