Velopharyngeal anatomy in snorers and patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Acta Oto-Rhino-Laryngologica Belgica

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 93-99

  Marien S ^a   Schmelzer, B ^a  

^a MIDDELHEIM HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Obstructive sleep apnea; Snoring; Velopharynx

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOMETRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PALATE; PATHOGENESIS; PHARYNX; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING;

CEPHALOMETRY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PALATE, SOFT; PHARYNX; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SNORING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036626880     PISSN: 00016497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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