Morphological features of elderly patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome: A prospective controlled, comparative cohort study

Clinical Otolaryngology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 139-146

  Tagaya, M ^a,b   Nakata, S ^a,c   Yasuma, F ^d   Noda, A ^e   Hamajima, N ^a   Katayama, N ^a,f   Otake, H ^a   Teranishi, M ^a   Nakashima, T ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TOSEI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d National Hospital Organization   (Japan)

^e CHUBU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f NAGOYA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE AIRWAY RESISTANCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHARYNX; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; TONSIL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GLOTTIS; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; PALATE, SOFT; PALATINE TONSIL; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TONGUE;

EID: 79955126404     PISSN: 17494478     EISSN: 17494486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-4486.2011.02296.x     Document Type: Article

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