Influence of treatment on muscle sympathetic nerve activity in sleep apnea

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 153, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1333-1338

  Waravdekar, Neil V ^a   Sinoway, Lawrence I ^a,b   Zwillich, Clifford W ^a   Leuenberger, Urs A ^a  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NEUROGRAPHY; PERONEUS NERVE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

EID: 0029968810     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.153.4.8616563     Document Type: Article

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