Histological indications of a progressive snorers disease in an upper airway muscle

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 586-593

  Friberg, Danielle ^a   Ansved, Tor ^b   Borg, Kristian ^b   Carlsson Nordlander, Britt ^b   Larsson, Håkan ^b   Svanborg, Eva ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING MUSCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; OXYGEN SATURATION; PALATE; PATHOGENESIS; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING;

EID: 0031913084     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.157.2.96-06049     Document Type: Article

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