Influence of gas density on simulated snoring

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 679-681

  Liistro, G ^a   Veriter, C ^a   Stanescu, D ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Airway physiology; Gas density; Snoring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DENSITY; FEMALE; FLOW RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SNORING; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0032927492     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.99.13367999     Document Type: Article

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