Computed tomographic cephalometric analysis of Chinese patients with obstructive sleep apnoea

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 417-423

  Peh, Wilfred C G ^a,b   Ip, Mary S M ^a   Chu, Ferdinand S K ^a   Chung, Ka Fai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cephalometry; Computed tomography; Obstructive sleep apnoea; Sleep studies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CEPHALOMETRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNATHIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; SUPINE POSITION;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEPHALOMETRY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; HYOID BONE; MALE; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL CAVITY; PHARYNX; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TONGUE;

EID: 0033679351     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1673.2000.00848.x     Document Type: Article

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