Evaluation of the Arabic version of STOP-Bang questionnaire as a screening tool for obstructive sleep apnea

Sleep and Breathing

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1235-1240

  Alhouqani, Shaikha ^a   Al Manhali, Mariam ^b   Al Essa, Awad ^c   Al Houqani, Mohammed ^d  

^a TAWAM HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

^b Ambulatory Health Services   (United Arab Emirates)

^c UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^d UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Obstructive sleep apnea; Screenings; STOP Bang; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SCREENING; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; STOP BANG QUESTIONNAIRE; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EVALUATION STUDY; LANGUAGE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TRANSLATING (LANGUAGE); UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TRANSLATING; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84949091125     PISSN: 15209512     EISSN: 15221709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11325-015-1150-x     Document Type: Article

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