The Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS) does not identify patients who fall asleep during a boring motor response task (OSLER test)

D. O. Rodenstein, M. M. Gonzalez, G. Aubert, R. Kessler (Brussels, Belgium)

Source: Annual Congress 2001 - Epidemiology of sleep-disordered breathing
Session: Epidemiology of sleep-disordered breathing
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1727
Disease area: Sleep and breathing disorders

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