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Upper airway lengthening caused by weight increase in obstructive sleep apnea patients
BACKGROUND: The longer upper airway is more collapsible during sleep. This study aims to reveal relationships among upper airway length, weight, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), particularly to answer why the upper airway of OSA patients is longer than that of healthy people and why some obese peo...
Autores principales: | Lin, Hongyi, Xiong, Huahui, Ji, Changjin, Wang, Cunting, Li, Yong, An, Yunqiang, Li, Geng, Guo, Jianggui, Huang, Xiaoqing, Zhang, Han, Liu, Hong, Li, Ting, Li, Zheng, Xian, Junfang, Huang, Yaqi |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7574450/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33076908 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12931-020-01532-8 |
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