Evidence for expiratory flow limitation of extrathoracic origin in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea

Thorax

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 423-428

  Verin, Eric ^a   Tardif, C ^a   Pasquis, P ^a   Portier, F ^a   Muir, J F ^a   Similowski, T ^b  

^a Dept de Médecine Interne Ctr Hosp Univ Rouen Boisguillaume   (France)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPIRATORY FLOW; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG COLLAPSE; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SPIROMETRY; TECHNIQUE;

AGED; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0036261046     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.57.5.423     Document Type: Article

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