Pharyngeal dimensions in healthy men and women

Clinics

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 5-10

  Daniel, Mauro Miguel ^a   Lorenzi, Maria Cecília ^a   Leite, Claudia Da Costa ^a   Lorenzi Filho, Geraldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

MRI; Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome; Pharynx; Sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PALATE; PHARYNX; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TONGUE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PALATE; PHARYNX; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TONGUE;

EID: 33847620369     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1807-59322007000100002     Document Type: Article

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