Computed tomographic evaluation of the role of craniofacial and upper airway morphology in obstructive sleep apnea in Chinese

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 301-307

  Lam, Bing ^a   Ooi, Clara G C ^b   Peh, Wilfred C G ^b   Lauder, I ^b   Tsang, Kenneth W T ^a   Lam, Wah Kit ^a   Ip, Mary S M ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cephalometry; Computed tomography; Obstructive sleep apnea; Upper airway

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CEPHALOMETRY; CHINESE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HYOID BONE; HYPOPHARYNX; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OBESITY; PHARYNX; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SOFT PALATE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

EID: 1842475952     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2003.10.009     Document Type: Article

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