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The role of education in the self-compilation of Epworth sleepiness scale questionnaire in patients with suspected obstructive sleep apnea

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  1. Department of Respiratory Diseases, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70124, Bari, Italy

    Lorenzo Marra, Pierluigi Carratu, Silvano Dragonieri, Giorgio Castellana & Onofrio Resta

  2. Pulmonology, Ospedale Fallacara, Triggiano, Italy

    Vitaliano N. Quaranta

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Marra, L., Carratu, P., Dragonieri, S. et al. The role of education in the self-compilation of Epworth sleepiness scale questionnaire in patients with suspected obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep Breath 22, 485–486 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11325-017-1586-2

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