Validation of the STOP-Bang Questionnaire as a Screening Tool for Obstructive Sleep Apnea among Different Populations: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

BACKGROUND: Diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is clinically relevant because untreated OSA has been associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The STOP-Bang questionnaire is a validated screening tool for OSA. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the effecti...

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Veröffentlicht in:PLoS One
Hauptverfasser: Nagappa, Mahesh, Liao, Pu, Wong, Jean, Auckley, Dennis, Ramachandran, Satya Krishna, Memtsoudis, Stavros, Mokhlesi, Babak, Chung, Frances
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Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: Public Library of Science 2015
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Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4678295/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26658438
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0143697
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