Craniofacial profile assessment in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Sleep

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 11-12

  Hui, David S ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE CONTROL STUDY; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; NOTE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; CEPHALOMETRY; IMAGE PROCESSING; PHOTOGRAPHY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR;

CEPHALOMETRY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 61549104990     PISSN: 01618105     EISSN: 15509109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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