A correlation between the shape of the epiglottis and obstructive sleep apnea

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 836-837

  Gazayerli, M ^a   Bleibel, W ^b   Elhorr, A ^a   Elakkary, E ^a   Maxwell, D ^a   Seifeldin, R ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Concavity; Epiglottis; Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EPIGLOTTIS; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; HUMAN; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

BODY MASS INDEX; ENDOSCOPY; EPIGLOTTIS; HUMANS; OBESITY; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 33745462824     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-005-0641-4     Document Type: Article

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