The relationship between neck circumference, radiographic pharyngeal anatomy, and the obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome.
We have studied the predictive importance of neck circumference, obesity, and several radiographic pharyngeal dimensions for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), in 66 patients. OSA was quantified as the mean hourly number of greater than 4% dips in arterial oxygen saturation during sleep. Neck circumfer...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1990
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