Neck circumference and other clinical features in the diagnosis of the obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome.

Thorax - Tập 47 Số 2 - Trang 101-105 - 1992
Robert J.O. Davies1, Noorjahan Ali1, John Stradling1
1Osler Chest Unit, Churchill Hospital, Oxford.

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