Systematic analysis of snoring in women

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 227-231

  Ah See, Kim W ^a,b   Stewart, Murray ^a   Banham, Stephen W ^a   Robinson, Kenneth ^a   Carter, Roger ^a   Wilson, Janet A ^a  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustic rhinometry; Body mass index; Flow volume loop; Snoring; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; NOSE DISEASE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOMETRY; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SNORING;

EID: 6844252258     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348949810700307     Document Type: Article

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