Physical findings in the upper airways related to obstructive sleep apnea in men and women

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 127, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 623-630

  Dahlqvist, Johanna ^a   Dahlqvist, Åke ^a   Marklund, Marie ^a   Berggren, Diana ^a   Stenlund, Hans ^a   Franklin, Karl A ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Mandibular retrognathia; Sleep apnea syndromes; Tongue; Tonsils; Upper airway; Uvula

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANDIBLE; PALATE; PHARYNX; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYPOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNATHIA; RETROGNATHIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; TONGUE; TONSIL; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

BODY MASS INDEX; CEPHALOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; PALATE, SOFT; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TONGUE; TONSIL; UVULA;

EID: 34248581391     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: 16512553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016480600987842     Document Type: Article

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