Surface tension and sleep apnea: A sticky business

Sleep

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 392-393

  Malhotra, Atul ^a,b   Jordan, Amy ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY; APNEA; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYSTERESIS; LUNG ALVEOLUS SURFACE TENSION; LUNG MECHANICS; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SURFACE TENSION;

HUMANS; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; PHARYNX; PREVALENCE; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 16844381216     PISSN: 01618105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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