Can snoring induce or worsen obstructive sleep apnea?

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 125-129

  Teculescu, D ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PHARYNX; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT MUCOSA; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; VIBRATION;

EID: 0031934156     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-9877(98)90197-9     Document Type: Article

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