Role of the educational level on the self-assessment of somnolence by using the Epworth Sleepiness Scale Questionaire in patients with obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)

P. Carratù (Bari, BA, Italy)

Source: International Congress 2017 – Diagnostic approaches to obstructive sleep apnoea
Session: Diagnostic approaches to obstructive sleep apnoea
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 2293
Disease area: Sleep and breathing disorders

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