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Screening for obstructive sleep apnea in elderly: performance of the Berlin and STOP-Bang questionnaires and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale using polysomnography as gold standard
OBJECTIVES: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects approximately one third of the population and can reach 90% prevalence in the elderly. There are screening tools to track the disease, however, their performance may differ according to population characteristics. This study aims to determine sensiti...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Brazilian Association of Sleep and Latin American Federation of Sleep
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8889978/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35273767 http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/1984-0063.20220020 |