Internal thermistors in differentiating between oral and nasal breathing during sleep

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 119, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 934-938

  Akre, Harriet ^a   Skatvedt, Olav ^a   Oeverland, Britt ^a   Borgersen, Anne Kari ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Pharyngeal air flow; Polysomnography; Sleep apnoea

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRFLOW; AIRWAY PRESSURE; ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHARYNX; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; THERMISTOR;

EID: 0033490443     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016489950180315     Document Type: Article

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