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Developing quantitative physiological phenotypes of sleep apnea for epidemiological studies.
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference - 1 Jan 2011
Kirkness J P, McGinley B M, Sgambati F P, Patil S P, Smith P L, Schwartz A R, Schneider H
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Existing physiological databases have not been sufficiently detailed to provide relevant and important information for characterizing the pathophysiology of obstructive sleep apnea. Critical collapsing pressure (P(CRIT)) is a standard method for determining upper airway patency during sleep, however is labor intensive and prohibits large-scale studies. Based on previously published data indicating R(US) does not...
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