Acoustic analysis of snoring before and after palatal surgery

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1044-1049

  Jones, Terry M ^a   Swift, A C ^a   Calverley, P M A ^a   Ho, M S ^b   Earis, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustic analysis; Palatoplasty; Sleep; Snoring

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY POSITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FEMALE; FLOW RATE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; LOUDNESS; MALE; PALATOPLASTY; PERIODICITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP; SNORING; SOUND DETECTION; SUPINE POSITION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TAPE RECORDER; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEORECORDING;

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALATE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIODICITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SNORING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 20444486122     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.05.00101703     Document Type: Article

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