Contribution of male sex, age, and obesity to mechanical instability of the upper airway during sleep

Male sex, obesity, and age are risk factors for obstructive sleep apnea, although the mechanisms by which these factors increase sleep apnea susceptibility are not entirely understood. This study examined the interrelationships between sleep apnea risk factors, upper airway mechanics, and sleep apne...

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Hoofdauteurs: Kirkness, Jason P., Schwartz, Alan R., Schneider, Hartmut, Punjabi, Naresh M., Maly, Joseph J., Laffan, Alison M., McGinley, Brian M., Magnuson, Thomas, Schweitzer, Michael, Smith, Philip L., Patil, Susheel P.
Formaat: Artigo
Taal:Inglês
Gepubliceerd in: 2008
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Online toegang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2474771/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18420722
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00045.2008
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