Validation of the persian version of berlin sleep questionnaire for diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea

Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common but usually under-diagnosed sleep disorder. Objective diagnosis is based on polysomnography, which is an expensive test. We assessed the reliability and diagnostic accuracy of the Berlin questionnaire (BQ) in diagnosis of OSA in Iranian sleep cli...

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Main Authors: Babak Amra, Elham Nouranian, Mohammad Golshan, Ingo Fietze, Thomas Penzel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:International Journal of Preventive Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.ijpvmjournal.net/article.asp?issn=2008-7802;year=2013;volume=4;issue=3;spage=334;epage=339;aulast=Amra