Accuracy of thermistors and thermocouples as flow-measuring devices for detecting hypopnoeas

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 179-182

  Farre R ^a,c   Montserrat, J M ^b   Rotger, M ^a   Ballester, E ^b   Navajas, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Airflow measurement; Hypopnoea; Monitoring; Pneumotachograph; Sleep apnoea syndrome; Thermally sensitive devices

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AIRFLOW; APNEA; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; MEASUREMENT; NOSE; PNEUMOTACHYGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TEMPERATURE; THERMISTOR;

EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PULMONARY VENTILATION; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 0031939916     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.11010179     Document Type: Article

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