Assessment of Elements of STOP-BANG Questionnaire in Screening Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) in Iranian Commercial Drivers

Background and Objective: Sleepiness is one of the important factors in motor vehicle accidents, especially in commercial drivers (CDs). Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has an important role in developing sleepiness. The STOP-BANG questionnaire is used in medical examinations of commercial drivers in...

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Hauptverfasser:	Saba Nasootifard, Khosro Sadeghniiat- Haghighi, Omid Aminian, Mojahedeh Salmani Nodoushan, Kaveh Karimi
Format:	Artigo
Sprache:	Inglês
Veröffentlicht:	Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2016-12-01
Schriftenreihe:	Journal of Sleep Sciences
Schlagworte:	Commercial drivers Motor vehicle accident Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) Polysomnography STOP-BANG questionnaire
Online-Zugang:	https://jss.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jss/article/view/54
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