Cephalometric norms for the upper airway in a healthy Hong Kong Chinese population

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-30

  Samman, N ^a   Mohammadi, H ^a   Xia, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cephalometry; Mongoloid race; Pharynx

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRWAY; ARTICLE; CEPHALOMETRY; CHINESE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HYOID BONE; HYPOPHARYNX; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NASOPHARYNX; OROPHARYNX; PHARYNX; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SOFT PALATE; TONGUE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

EID: 0037309787     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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