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Mandibular width as a novel anthropometric measure for assessing obstructive sleep apnea risk

Craniofacial abnormalities are a known obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) risk factor, but still need to be better characterized. This study investigates the relationship between mandibular width and the risk of developing OSA. We retrospectively analyzed 3D reconstructions of head and neck computed tomo...

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Autores principales: Maresky, Hillel S., Klar, Miriam M., Tepper, Jaron, Gavriel, Haim, Ziv Baran, Tomer, Shapiro, Colin M., Tal, Sigal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6358386/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30681560
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000014040