BMI is not the driving factor in position dependent upper airway collapsibility in healthy subjects

C. Van Holsbeke, W. Vos, S. Vinchurkar, J. De Backer, O. Peters, N. Nadjmi, W. De Backer (Kontich, Edegem, Antwerpen, Belgium)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Physiology, obesity and the downstream effects of OSA
Session: Physiology, obesity and the downstream effects of OSA
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3181
Disease area: Sleep and breathing disorders

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