Airway mechanics and ventilation in response to resistive loading during sleep: Influence of gender

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 162, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1627-1632

  Pillar, Giora ^a   Malhotra, Atul ^a   Fogel, Robert ^a   Beauregard, Josée ^a   Schnall, Robert ^a   White, David P ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREATHING MECHANICS; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOVENTILATION; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; NONREM SLEEP; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

EID: 0033724669     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.162.5.2003131     Document Type: Article

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