Validity of the Berlin questionnaire in detecting obstructive sleep apnea: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Sleep Medicine Reviews

Volumn 36, Issue , 2017, Pages 116-124

  Senaratna, Chamara V ^a,b   Perret, Jennifer L ^a,c   Matheson, Melanie C ^a,d   Lodge, Caroline J ^a,d   Lowe, Adrian J ^a,d   Cassim, Raisa ^a,d   Russell, Melissa A ^a,d   Burgess, John A ^a   Hamilton, Garun S ^e,f,g   Dharmage, Shyamali C ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SRI JAYEWARDENEPURA   (Sri Lanka)

^c INSTITUTE FOR BREATHING AND SLEEP   (Australia)

^d MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^e SOUTHERN HEALTH   (Australia)

^f MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^g Monash Partners Epworth Sleep Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Berlin questionnaire (BQ); Diagnostic odds ratio; Diagnostic utility; Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA); Screen; Sensitivity; Specificity; Validation; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX; BERLIN QUESTIONNAIRE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDITY; GERMANY; MASS SCREENING; META ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

BERLIN; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85020163632     PISSN: 10870792     EISSN: 15322955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2017.04.001     Document Type: Review

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