title: The pharyngeal critical pressure. The whys and hows of using nasal continuous positive airway pressure diagnostically.
authors.affiliation: DVA Sleep Disorders Center-Northport, Department of Medicine, SUNY-Stony Brook School of Medicine 11768, USA.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Gold
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Schwartz
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010614:Pharynx / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration; D011312:Pressure; D015656:Respiratory Mechanics / Q000502:physiology; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D012913:Snoring / Q000503:physiopathology