Sleep-disordered breathing and upper airway size in pregnancy and post-partum

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 321-327

  Izci, B ^a   Vennelle, M ^a   Liston, W A ^a   Dundas, K C ^a   Calder, A A ^a   Douglas, N J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Post partum; Sleep disordered breathing; Snoring; Third trimester; Upper airway

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SNORING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; SNORING;

EID: 31844437725     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.06.00148204     Document Type: Article

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