The role of sleep position in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 263, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 946-950

  Richard, Wietske ^a   Kox, Dennis ^a   Den Herder, Cindy ^a   Laman, Martin ^a   Van Tinteren, Harm ^a   De Vries, Nico ^a  

^a ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Body position; Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; APNEA; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP TIME; SNORING; SUPINE POSITION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSTURE; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 33748640396     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-006-0090-2     Document Type: Article

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