Mathematical determination of inspiratory upper airway resistance using a polynomial equation

Sleep and Breathing

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 151-158

  Mansour, Khaled ^a   Badr, Safwan ^a   Shkoukani, Mahdi A ^a   Rowley, James A ^a,b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Polynomial equation; Pressure flow relationship; Upper airway resistance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREATHING; CALCULATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INHALATION; LINEAR SYSTEM; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; SLEEP; THEORETICAL MODEL; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

ADULT; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHALATION; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SLEEP; SLEEP, REM;

EID: 0347286958     PISSN: 15209512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-814763     Document Type: Article

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