Predictive value of Berlin Questionnaire and Epworth Sleepiness Scale for obstructive sleep apnea in a sleep clinic population

Clinical Respiratory Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 292-296

  Ulasli, Sevinc Sarinc ^a   Gunay, Ersin ^a   Koyuncu, Tulay ^a   Akar, Olcay ^a   Halici, Bilal ^a   Ulu, Sena ^a   Unlu, Mehmet ^a  

^a AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Berlin Questionnaire; Epworth Sleepiness Scale; Obstructive sleep apnea; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX; ARTICLE; BERLIN QUESTIONNAIRE; BODY MASS; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LOW RISK PATIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903816537     PISSN: 17526981     EISSN: 1752699X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/crj.12070     Document Type: Article

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