Quantifying the magnitude of pharyngeal obstruction during sleep using airflow shape

Dwayne L. Mann, Philip I. Terrill, Ali Azarbarzin, Sara Mariani, Angelo Franciosini, Alessandra Camassa, Thomas Georgeson, Melania Marques, Luigi Taranto-Montemurro, Ludovico Messineo, Susan Redline, Andrew Wellman, Scott A. Sands

Source: Eur Respir J, 54 (1) 1802262; 10.1183/13993003.02262-2018
Journal Issue: July
Disease area: Sleep and breathing disorders

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