Frequency and significance of increased upper airway resistance during sleep

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 162, Issue 4 I, 2000, Pages 1210-1214

  Rees, Karen ^a   Kingshott, Ruth N ^a   Wraith, Peter K ^a   Douglas, Neil J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP; SNORING; THORAX PRESSURE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 0033777727     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.162.4.9908052     Document Type: Article

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