Characteristics of the genioglossus and musculus uvulae in sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome and in snorers

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 153, Issue 6 I, 1996, Pages 1870-1874

  Sériès, Frédéric ^a,b,c   Simoneau, Jean Aimé ^a,b   St Pierre, Sylvain ^a   Marc, Isabelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b Fonds de la Rech en S du Quebec   (Canada)

^c LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING MUSCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT; UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY;

EID: 0029971003     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.153.6.8665048     Document Type: Article

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