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A new approach for the assessment of sleepiness and predictivity of obstructive sleep apnea in drivers: A pilot study

BACKGROUND: Falling asleep behind the wheel is one of the most relevant consequences of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). We created a new screening questionnaire, named the Driver Sleepiness Score (DSS), aiming to assess sleepiness in drivers with suspected OSA. The primary aim of our study was to eva...

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Autores principales: Quaranta, Vitaliano Nicola, Dragonieri, Silvano, Carratù, Pierluigi, Falcone, Vito Antonio, Carucci, Elisa, Ranieri, Teresa, Ventura, Valentina, Resta, Onofrio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4748658/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26933301
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-2113.173061