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Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS). Review of the literature

Obstructive sleep apnea and hypopnea syndrome is characterized by repeated airway collapse during sleep. The li-terature describes multiple causes of the disease. The main cause is a reduction of the expansion forces of the pharyngeal dilator muscles, as in situations of genioglossal muscle dysfunct...

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Autores principales: Azagra-Calero, Eva, Espinar-Escalona, Eduardo, Barrera-Mora, José M., Llamas-Carreras, José M., Solano-Reina, Enrique
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medicina Oral S.L. 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3505711/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22549673
http://dx.doi.org/10.4317/medoral.17706