Effect of Body Posture on Pharyngeal Shape and Size in Adults With and Without Obstructive Sleep Apnea - Walsh, Jennifer H.; Leigh, Matthew S.; Paduch, Alexandre; Maddison, Kathleen J.; Armstrong, Julian J.; Sampson, David D.; Hillman, David R.; Eastwood, Peter R. (Sleep (New York, N.Y.), 2008)
Keywords: Anthropometry; Behavioral psychophysiology; Biological and medical sciences; Body Mass Index; Cross-Sectional Studies; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Oropharynx - anatomy & histology; Oropharynx - physiopathology; Palate, Soft - anatomy & histology; Palate, Soft - physiopathology; Pharynx - anatomy & histology; Pharynx - physiopathology; Pneumology; Polysomnography; Posture; Posturnal Association with Sleep Apnea; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychophysiology; Respiratory system : syndromes and miscellaneous diseases; Severity of Illness Index; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - diagnosis; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - physiopathology; Human; Nervous system diseases; Sleep apnea syndrome; Respiratory disease; Adult; Body; Comparative study; Posture