Epiglottis cross-sectional area and oropharyngeal airway length in male and female obstructive sleep apnea patients

Melinda A Ma1 Department of Neurobiology

Rajesh Kumar2 Department of Anesthesiology;3 Department of Radiological Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine;4 Brain Research Institute

Paul M Macey4 Brain Research Institute;5 UCLA School of Nursing

Frisca L Yan-Go6 Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Ronald M Harper1 Department of Neurobiology;4 Brain Research InstituteCorrespondence[email protected]

Pages 297-304 | Published online: 03 Oct 2016

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