Pharyngometric correlations with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 124, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1182-1186

  Thulesius, Helle L ^a   Thulesius, Hans O ^b   Jessen, Max ^a  

^a CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Kronoberg County Research Center   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Cardiovascular morbidity; Clinical signs; Linear regression models; Sleep disorders; Symptom score; Upper respiratory obstruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FEMALE; HEIGHT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; PALATE; PHARYNX; PHOTOMETRY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TONSIL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OROPHARYNX; PHARYNX; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TONSIL; UVULA;

EID: 11144244672     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016480410018232     Document Type: Article

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