Pharyngeal cross-sectional area and pharyngeal compliance in normal males and females

Respiration

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 458-468

  Huang, J ^a   Shen, H ^a   Takahashi, M ^a   Fukunaga, T ^a   Toga, H ^a   Takahashi, K ^a   Ohya, N ^a  

^a KANAZAWA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acoustic reflection technique; Obstructive sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BODY SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLOTTIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SITTING; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 0031752393     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000029314     Document Type: Article

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