Influence of sleep onset on upper-airway muscle activity in apnea patients versus normal controls

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 153, Issue 6 I, 1996, Pages 1880-1887

  Mezzanotte, William S ^a   Tangel, Douglas J ^a   White, David P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING MUSCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

EID: 0029994094     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.153.6.8665050     Document Type: Article

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