Diagnostic value of the friedman tongue position and mallampati classification for obstructive sleep apnea: A meta-analysis

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (United States)

Volumn 148, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 540-547

  Friedman, Michael ^a,b   Hamilton, Craig ^b   Samuelson, Christian G ^b   Lundgren, Mary E ^b   Pott, Thomas ^b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Friedman tongue position; Mallampati; Mallampati classification; Modified Mallampati classification; Obstructive sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FRIEDMAN TONGUE POSITION ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALLAMPATI CLASSIFICATION; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; BODY POSTURE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TONGUE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TONGUE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84878984365     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: 10976817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0194599812473413     Document Type: Review

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