Evaluating the Upper Airway during Wakefulness: What Can It Tell Us about Sleep?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 169, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 140-141

  Marcus, Carole L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANDROGEN RELEASE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MOTONEURON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SCREENING TEST; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT; WAKEFULNESS; WEIGHT GAIN;

CHILD; HUMANS; PHARYNX; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 1642575398     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.2311004     Document Type: Editorial

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