Upper airway size and collapsibility in snorers: Evaluation with digital fluoroscopy

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1611-1618

  Tsushima, Y ^a,b   Antila, J ^a   Svedstrom E ^a   Vetrio A ^a   Laurikainen, E ^a   Polo, O ^a   Kormano, M ^a  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Airway collapsibility; Digital fluoroscopy; Sleep apnoea; Snoring; Static charge sensitive bed

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; MALE; OXIMETRY; PALATOPHARYNGEAL INCOMPETENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING;

EID: 0029741652     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09081611     Document Type: Article

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