Cephalometric measurement of upper airway length correlates with the presence and severity of obstructive sleep apnea

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2846-2855

  Susarla, Srinivas M ^a   Abramson, Zachary R ^a   Dodson, Thomas B ^a,b   Kaban, Leonard B ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Visiting Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CEPHALOMETRY; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEPHALOMETRY; DENTAL ARCH; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYOID BONE; MALE; MALOCCLUSION, ANGLE CLASS II; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; NASAL BONE; PALATE; PALATE, SOFT; PHARYNX; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SLEEP STAGES; SNORING;

EID: 78049299118     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2010.06.196     Document Type: Article

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