Portuguese-language version of the Epworth sleepiness scale: validation for use in Brazil
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Portuguese-language version of the Epworth sleepiness scale: validation for use in Brazil.
OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to develop a Portuguese-language version of the Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS) for use in Brazil. METHODS The steps involved in creating the ESS in Brazilian Portuguese (ESS-BR) were as follows: translation; back-translation; comparison (by a committee) between the translation and the back-translation; and testing in bilingual individuals. The ESS-BR was ap...
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عنوان ژورنال: Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1806-3713
DOI: 10.1590/s1806-37132009000900009