Feasibility study of Flextube reflectometry for localisation of upper airway obstruction in obstructive sleep apnea

Rhinology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 87-90

  Hessel, Natascha S ^a   Laman, Martin ^a   Van Ammers, Vincent C P J ^a   Van Duijn, Hans ^a   De Vries, Nico ^a  

^a ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acoustic reflection; Diagnosis; Obstruction; Obstructive sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOSE IRRITATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; REFLECTOMETRY; SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

ENDOSCOPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; INTUBATION; NOSE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; RHINOMETRY, ACOUSTIC; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SNORING;

EID: 0038082959     PISSN: 03000729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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