Validity of sleep nasendoscopy in the investigation of sleep related breathing disorders

Laryngoscope

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 538-540

  Berry, S ^a   Roblin, G ^a   Williams, A ^a,b   Watkins, A ^a,b   Whittet, H B ^a  

^a SINGLETON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Propofol; Sleep nasendoscopy; Snoring; Target controlled infusion

Indexed keywords

PROPOFOL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; INFUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE; NOSE BREATHING; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING;

BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE; PROPOFOL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SNORING;

EID: 14744281407     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mlg.0000157849.16649.6e     Document Type: Article

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