A quantum advance in PSG recordings: The importance of head position in mediating the AHI

Sleep

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 985-986

  Schwab, Richard J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX; BODY POSITION; HEAD MOVEMENT; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; WAKEFULNESS;

FEMALE; HEAD; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURE; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TORSO;

EID: 79961232580     PISSN: 01618105     EISSN: 15509109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5665/SLEEP.1146     Document Type: Note

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