Influence of uvulopalatopharyngoplasty on α-EEG arousals in nonapnoeic snorers

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 129-132

  Boudewyns, A ^a   De Cock, W ^a   Willemen, M ^a   Wagemans, M ^a   De Backer, W ^a   Van De Heyning, P M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

arousal; snoring; uvulopalatopharyngoplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SNORING; UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY;

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; APNEA; AROUSAL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN; PALATE; PHARYNX; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP; SLEEP STAGES; SNORING; UVULA;

EID: 0031022356     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10010129     Document Type: Article

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