Can anatomical and functional features in the upper airways predict sleep apnea? A population-based study in females

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 126, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 613-620

  Svensson, Malin ^a,b   Holmstrom, Mats ^a   Broman, Jan Erik ^a   Lindberg, Eva ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

BMI; Muller maneuver; Nose and throat; OSAS; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FIBERSCOPE ENDOSCOPY; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULLER MANEUVER; OBESITY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POPULATION RISK; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROGNATHIA; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; SOFT PALATE;

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARYNGOSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; PALATE, SOFT; PHARYNX; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PULMONARY VENTILATION; RETROGNATHISM; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SNORING; SWEDEN; UVULA;

EID: 33745727765     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: 16512553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016480500468984     Document Type: Article

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