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A proposed uniform 4-point Likert scoring framework for the Functional Airway Evaluation Screening Tool-15: A scoring standardization study for pediatric sleep-disordered breathing screening.

Journal of the Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry · Nair LSR, Jyothilekshmi B, Rini SJ, Fathima SS, Ananthalekshmi SS, Raj R · 2026-07-01

Researchers standardized a pediatric sleep-disordered breathing screening tool by converting its mixed scoring system into a uniform 4-point severity scale, improving consistency and the tool's ability to distinguish between different levels of clinical risk.

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