The effect of age, sex, obesity and posture on upper airway size

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2087-2090

  Martin, S E ^a   Mathur, R ^a   Marshall, I ^a   Douglas, N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age; Obesity; Upper airway

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

AGING; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARYNX; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH; NECK; OBESITY; OROPHARYNX; PHARYNX; POSTURE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0030931431     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10092087     Document Type: Article

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