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Body Mass Index, Gender, and Ethnic Variations Alter the Clinical Implications of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale in Patients with Suspected Obstructive Sleep Apnea

INTRODUCTION: The Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) is often used in the evaluation of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), though questions remain about the influence gender, ethnicity, and body morphometry have in the responses to this questionnaire. The aim of this study was to examine differences in ESS...

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Autores principales: Hesselbacher, Sean, Subramanian, Shyam, Allen, Jerry, Surani, Sara, Surani, Salim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bentham Open 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3367266/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22670164
http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874306401206010020