A cephalometric comparison of normal weight and obese subjects with obstructive sleep apnoea

Radiography

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 283-292

  Battagel, J M ^a   Johal, A ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airway; Body mass index; Cephalometry; Facial morphology; Hyoid; Obstructive sleep apnoea

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CEPHALOMETRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTITION; FACE; HUMAN; HYOID BONE; MALE; MAXILLOFACIAL DISORDER; OBESITY; OROPHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SOFT PALATE; TONGUE;

EID: 0033637551     PISSN: 10788174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/radi.2000.0280     Document Type: Article

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