Craniofacial abnormalities in Chinese patients with obstructive and positional sleep apnea

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 403-410

  Chang, En Ting ^a   Shiao, Guang Ming ^b  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cephalometry; Chinese; Positional sleep apnea; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CEPHALOMETRY; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYOID BONE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANDIBLE; NECK; NOSE; PHARYNX; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELLA TURCICA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SOFT PALATE;

ADULT; CEPHALOMETRY; COMORBIDITY; CRANIOFACIAL ABNORMALITIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISORDERS OF EXCESSIVE SOMNOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSTURE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TAIWAN;

EID: 43449114789     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2007.04.024     Document Type: Article

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