Importance of Mallampati score as an independent predictor of obstructive sleep apnea

M.S. Kanwar, R.S. Jha (Delhi, Greater Kailash Part II, India)

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: 3183
Disease area: Sleep and breathing disorders

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M.S. Kanwar, R.S. Jha (Delhi, Greater Kailash Part II, India). Importance of Mallampati score as an independent predictor of obstructive sleep apnea. Eur Respir J 2012; 40: Suppl. 56, 3183

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