New acoustic method for detecting upper airway obstruction in patients with sleep apnoea

Respirology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 326-335

  Stockx, Elaine M ^a   Camilleri, Peter ^a   Skuza, Elizabeth M ^a   Churchward, Thomas ^a   Howes, Julie M ^a   Ho, Michael ^a   McDonald, Timothy ^a   Freezer, Nicholas ^a   Hamilton, Garun ^a   Wilkinson, Malcolm H ^a   Berger, Philip J ^a  

^a MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acoustic method; Diagnosis of apnoea; Obstructive sleep apnoea; Polysomnography; Sound attenuation

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; STERNUM; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 76249090562     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2009.01689.x     Document Type: Article

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