Auto-PEEP to treat obstructive sleep apnea

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 538-539

  White, David P ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AIRWAY PRESSURE; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; APNEA; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DEVICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; LUNG ALVEOLUS OXYGEN TENSION; LUNG COLLAPSE; LUNG VOLUME; NOSE BREATHING; NOSE CAVITY; NOTE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PHARYNX; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

EID: 75749109448     PISSN: 15509389     EISSN: 15509397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.27654     Document Type: Note

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