The validity and reliability of an arabic version of the STOP-bang questionnaire for identifying obstructive sleep apnea

Open Respiratory Medicine Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 22-29

  Bahammam, Ahmed S ^a   Al Aqee, Alaa M ^a   Alhedyan, Alanoud A ^a   Al Obaid, Ghaida I ^a   Al Owais, Mashail M ^a   Olaish, Awad H ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Apnea hypopnea index; Obstructive sleep apnea; Reliability; Screening; Sleepiness; STOP bang questionnaire; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; STOP BANG QUESTIONNAIRE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDITY;

EID: 84928898173     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18743064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874306401509010022     Document Type: Article

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