A simplified method for determining phenotypic traits in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 114, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 911-922

  Wellman, Andrew ^a   Edwards, Bradley A ^a   Sands, Scott A ^a   Owens, Robert L ^a   Nemati, Shamim ^a   Butler, James ^a   Passaglia, Chris L ^b   Jackson, Andrew C ^b   Malhotra, Atul ^a   White, David P ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Arousal threshold; Loop gain; Pathophysiology of sleep apnea; Pharyngeal critical closing pressure; Upper airway

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING MECHANICS; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING;

ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 84878548303     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00747.2012     Document Type: Article

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