Influence of maxillary constriction on nasal resistance and sleep apnea severity in patients with Marfan's syndrome

Chest

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1184-1188

  Cistulli, Peter A ^a,b   Richards, Glenn N ^a   Palmisano, Richard G ^a   Unger, Gunnar ^a   Berthon Jones, Michael ^a   Sullivan, Colin E ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

hard palate; Marfan's syndrome; maxillary constriction; nasal airway resistance; obstructive sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HARD PALATE; HUMAN; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; MAXILLA; MORPHOLOGY; NOSE AIRWAY RESISTANCE; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOMANOMETRY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

EID: 0029822538     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.110.5.1184     Document Type: Article

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