Relationship between body mass index, age and upper airway measurements in snorers and sleep apnoea patients

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1801-1809

  Mayer, P ^a,c   Pepin J L ^a   Bettega, G ^a   Veale, D ^a   Ferretti, G ^a   Deschaux, C ^a   Levy P ^a,b  

^a Dept of Respiratory Medicine ^*

^b GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age; Body mass index; Obstructive sleep apnoea; Pathophysiology; Snoring; Upper airway imaging

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 0029792083     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09091801     Document Type: Article

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