Assessment of Neck Grasp as a Screening Tool for Identifying Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Background Inability to encircle the neck by hands (neck grasp) has been proposed as an indicator of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) that would be useful for recognition of candidates for polysomnography (PSG). We assessed the value of neck grasp for predicting OSA in community-dwelling older adults o...
Main Authors: | Oscar H. Del Brutto, Robertino M. Mera, Bettsy Y. Recalde, Pablo R. Castillo |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2020-12-01
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Series: | Journal of Primary Care & Community Health |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2150132720984421 |
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