A physiologic comparison of nasal and oral positive airway pressure

Chest

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 689-694

  Smith, Philip L ^a,b   O'Donnell, Christopher P ^a   Allan, Lawrence ^a   Schwartz, Alan R ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS ASTHMA AND ALLERGY CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Obstructive sleep apnea; Polysomnography; Positive pressure respiration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY PRESSURE; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTH BREATHING; NOSE BREATHING; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0037335833     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.123.3.689     Document Type: Article

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