Upper airway size is related to obesity and body fat distribution in women

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 266, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 559-563

  Busetto, Luca ^a,b   Calo', Elisa ^a   Mazza, Marco ^a   De Stefano, Fabio ^a   Costa, Gabriella ^a   Negrin, Valentina ^a   Enzi, Giuliano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fat distribution; Obesity; Pharyngometry; Woman

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GLOTTIS; HUMANS; INTRA-ABDOMINAL FAT; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OROPHARYNX; PHARYNX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61349164203     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-008-0773-y     Document Type: Article

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