The male predisposition to pharyngeal collapse: Importance of airway length

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 166, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1388-1395

  Malhotra, Atul ^a   Huang, Yaqi ^a   Fogel, Robert B ^a   Pillar, Giora ^a   Edwards, Jill K ^a   Kikinis, Ron ^a   Loring, Stephen H ^a   White, David P ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Apnea; Finite element; Length; Sleep; Upper airway

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP TIME;

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNGEAL DISEASES; PHARYNGEAL MUSCLES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SEX FACTORS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 0037111210     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.2112072     Document Type: Article

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