A simple procedure for measuring pharyngeal sensitivity: A contribution to the diagnosis of sleep apnoea

Thorax

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 418-426

  Dematteis, M ^a,b   Levy P ^b   Pepin J L ^b  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICHANNEL RECORDER; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SMOKING; SOFT PALATE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THERMISTOR; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNX; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES;

EID: 18844412186     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2003.015032     Document Type: Article

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