The role of dry mouth in screening sleep apnea

Purpose of the studyEffective screening questionnaires are essential for early detection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The STOP-Bang questionnaire has high sensitivity but low specificity. Dry mouth is a typical clinical sign of OSA. We hypothesised that adding dry mouth in the STOP-Bang questio...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Postgraduate medical journal 2021-05, Vol.97 (1147), p.294-298
Hauptverfasser:	Zhang, Cheng, Shen, Yane, Liping, Feng, Ma, Jing, wang, guang-fa
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Body mass index Data analysis Investigations Mouth Normal distribution Population Questionnaires Respiration Sleep apnea Variance analysis
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