Development of Arabic version of Berlin questionnaire to identify obstructive sleep apnea at risk patients

Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common, under-recognized, under diagnosed, under treated, and serious medical condition in adults. Polysomnography (PSG) is the gold standard for diagnosis of OSA; however, prohibitive cost of the test and rarity of sleep laboratory in the Arabic nation...

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Main Authors: Abdel Baset M Saleh, Magda A Ahmad, N J Awadalla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Annals of Thoracic Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2011;volume=6;issue=4;spage=212;epage=216;aulast=Saleh