A cephalometric and electromyographic study of upper airway structures in the upright and supine positions

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 52-59

  Pae, Eung Kwon ^a   Lowe, Alan A ^a   Sasaki, Keiichi ^a   Price, Colin ^a   Tsuchiya, Masafumi ^a   Fleetham, John A ^a  

^a NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CEPHALOMETRY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYOID BONE; LUNG VENTILATION; NECK MUSCLE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHARYNX; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SOFT PALATE; SUPINE POSITION; TONGUE;

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; CEPHALOMETRY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYOID BONE; NECK MUSCLES; PALATE, SOFT; PHARYNGEAL MUSCLES; PHARYNX; POSTURE; PULMONARY VENTILATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; SUPINE POSITION; TONGUE; TRANSDUCERS, PRESSURE;

EID: 0028473758     PISSN: 08895406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-5406(94)70021-4     Document Type: Article

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