Acoustic analysis of snoring sound in patients with simple snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2365-2370

  Fiz, J A ^a   Abad, J ^a   Jane R ^b   Riera, M ^a   Mananas M A ^b   Caminal, P ^b   Rodenstein, D ^c   Morera, J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

^b CSIC Instituto de Cibernetica de Barcelona   (Spain)

^c CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Acoustic analysis; Obstructive sleep apnoea; Snore

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POWER SPECTRUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION DISORDER; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; SOUND INTENSITY; VIDEORECORDING;

ACOUSTICS; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; RESPIRATION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; SNORING;

EID: 0029862765     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09112365     Document Type: Article

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