Journal of Sleep Disorders: Treatment and CareISSN: 2325-9639

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Ronald D. Chervin Author

ronaldchervin@sydney.edu.au

Subjects of specialization
Sleep Pathology, Snoring, Insomnia, Sleepiness

Affiliation
Department of Neurology and Sleep Disorders Center, University of Michigan Health System, East Medical Center Drive, USA

Biography

Dr. Ronald D. Chervin, M.D., directs the University of Michigan Sleep Disorders Center and the Michael S. Aldrich Sleep Disorders Laboratory, and is the Michael S. Aldrich Collegiate Professor of Sleep Medicine. Dr. Chervin earned a bachelor's degree from Harvard University in 1983 and medical degree from Stanford University in 1988. He completed a residency in neurology at Cornell University and a fellowship in sleep medicine at Stanford. He obtained a master's degree in clinical research from the School of Public Health in 1997. 

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Validation of the STOPBANG Questionnaire among Patients Referred for Suspected Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Author(s):

Grace Boynton, Arshia Vahabzadeh, Sami Hammoud, Deborah L. Ruzicka and Ronald D. Chervin

Validation of the STOPBANG Questionnaire among Patients Referred for Suspected Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Background: The STOP-BANG is a simple obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) screening tool, part questionnaire (STOP) and part demographic or physical measures (BANG), developed for use in preoperative surgical clinics. This study assessed sensitivity and specificity of the instrument among patients referred to a sleep disorders laboratory, and also its performance characteristics when BANG physical measures are pa... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2325-9639.1000121

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