On the plausibility of upper airway remodeling as an outcome of orofacial exercise

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 179, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 858-859

  Steele, Catriona M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EPIGLOTTIS; EXERCISE; FACE; HARD PALATE; HYOID BONE; HYPOPHARYNX; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TONE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SOFT PALATE; SPEECH; SPEECH REHABILITATION; SPEECH THERAPY; SWALLOWING; TONGUE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; MYOFUNCTIONAL THERAPY; PALATE, SOFT; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TONGUE;

EID: 65649111264     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200901-0016ED     Document Type: Editorial

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