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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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Autores principales: Godoy, Paulo Henrique, Nucera, Ana Paula Cassetta dos Santos, Colcher, Andressa de Paiva, de-Andrade, Jéssica Escorcio, Alves, Davi da Silveira Barroso
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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

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