Portuguese-language version of the Epworth sleepiness scale: validation for use in Brazil.

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Published in J Bras Pneumol on September 01, 2009

Authors

Alessandra Naimaier Bertolazi1, Simone Chaves Fagondes, Leonardo Santos Hoff, Vinícius Dallagasperina Pedro, Sérgio Saldanha Menna Barreto, Murray W Johns

Author Affiliations

1: Santa Maria University Hospital, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil. alessa.bertolazzi@terra.com.br

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