Upper airway mucosa temperature in obstructive sleep apnoea/ hypopnoea syndrome, nonapnoeic snorers and nonsnorers

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 193-197

  Series F ^a,b   Marc, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Infra red thermography; Sleep apnoea syndrome; Upper airway inflammation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREATHING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTH BREATHING; NOSE BREATHING; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TIDAL VOLUME; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; PHARYNX; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; REFERENCE VALUES; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; SNORING; THERMOGRAPHY; UVULA;

EID: 2642620215     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12010193     Document Type: Article

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