Contribution of obesity and craniofacial abnormalities to pharyngeal collapsibility in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Sleep and Biological Rhythms

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-21

  Isono, Shiroh ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Collapsibility; Craniofacial; Obesity; Obstructive sleep apnea; Upper airway obstruction

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY; AIRWAY PRESSURE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY MASS; CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MANDIBLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; NERVE CELL NETWORK; OBESITY; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PHARYNX DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; REVIEW; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SOFT PALATE; TONGUE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

EID: 1842727068     PISSN: 14469235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8425.2003.00081.x     Document Type: Review

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