Collapsibility of the relaxed pharynx and risk of sleep apnoea.

Oliven, A; Aspandiarov, E; Gankin, I; Gaitini, L; Tov, N

Oliven, A; Aspandiarov, E; Gankin, I; Gaitini, L; Tov, N.

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Oliven A; Dept of Internal Medicine, Bnai Zion Medical Center, 47 Golomb Str., Haifa, Israel. oliven@tx.technion.ac.il

Eur Respir J ; 32(5): 1309-15, 2008 Nov.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18550611

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Pharynx/physiopathology; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive/diagnosis; Adult; Age Factors; Anesthesia; Anthropometry; Female; Halothane/pharmacology; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Pharynx/anatomy & histology; Pressure; Prevalence; Propofol/pharmacology; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive/physiopathology; Surveys and Questionnaires

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pharynx / Sleep Apnea, Obstructive Type of study: Etiology_studies / Prevalence_studies Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Eur Respir J Year: 2008 Document type: Article

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