Predictors of loud snoring in persons with spinal cord injury

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 30-34

  Ayas, Najib T ^a   Epstein, Lawrence J ^a   Lieberman, Steven L ^a   Tun, Carlos G ^a   Larkin, Emma K ^a   Brown, Robert ^a   Garshick, Eric ^a  

^a VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Sleep apnea; Sleep disordered breathing; Snoring; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; DIAZEPAM; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT;

ADULT; ADVERTIZING; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BREATHING; CALCULATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LOUDNESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SNORING; SPINAL CORD INJURY; DRUG EFFECT; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; OBESITY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; SNORING; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 0035292447     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2001.11753552     Document Type: Article

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