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| Body surface area in normal-weight, overweight, and obese adults. A comparison study J Verbraecken, P Van de Heyning, W De Backer, L Van Gaal Metabolism 55 (4), 515-524, 2006 | 559 | 2006 |
| Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory efficacy of NAC in the treatment of COPD: discordant in vitro and in vivo dose-effects: a review AM Sadowska, B Manuel-Y-Keenoy, WA De Backer Pulmonary pharmacology & therapeutics 20 (1), 9-22, 2007 | 414 | 2007 |
| Therapeutic electrical stimulation of the hypoglossal nerve in obstructive sleep apnea AR Schwartz, ML Bennett, PL Smith, W De Backer, J Hedner, ... Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery 127 (10), 1216-1223, 2001 | 406 | 2001 |
| Comparison of a custom-made and a thermoplastic oral appliance for the treatment of mild sleep apnea OM Vanderveken, A Devolder, M Marklund, AN Boudewyns, MJ Braem, ... American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 178 (2), 197-202, 2008 | 345 | 2008 |
| Sleep-disordered breathing in overweight and obese children and adolescents: prevalence, characteristics and the role of fat distribution SL Verhulst, N Schrauwen, D Haentjens, B Suys, RP Rooman, ... Archives of disease in childhood 92 (3), 205-208, 2007 | 333 | 2007 |
| Definition, discrimination, diagnosis and treatment of central breathing disturbances during sleep W Randerath, J Verbraecken, S Andreas, M Arzt, KE Bloch, T Brack, ... European respiratory journal 49 (1), 2017 | 322 | 2017 |
| Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: more insights on structural and functional cardiac alterations, and the effects of treatment with continuous positive airway pressure B Shivalkar, C Van De Heyning, M Kerremans, D Rinkevich, ... Journal of the American College of Cardiology 47 (7), 1433-1439, 2006 | 316 | 2006 |
| Implanted upper airway stimulation device for obstructive sleep apnea PH Van de Heyning, MS Badr, JZ Baskin, MA Cramer Bornemann, ... The Laryngoscope 122 (7), 1626-1633, 2012 | 315 | 2012 |
| Objective measurement of compliance during oral appliance therapy for sleep-disordered breathing OM Vanderveken, M Dieltjens, K Wouters, WA De Backer, ... Thorax 68 (1), 91-96, 2013 | 307 | 2013 |
| Prevalence of sleep disturbances among young adults in three European countries C Janson, T Gislason, WD Backer, P Plaschke, E Björnsson, J Hetta, ... Sleep 18 (7), 589-597, 1995 | 295 | 1995 |
| The prevalence, anatomical correlates and treatment of sleep-disordered breathing in obese children and adolescents SL Verhulst, L Van Gaal, W De Backer, K Desager Sleep medicine reviews 12 (5), 339-346, 2008 | 275 | 2008 |
| Increased prevalence of sleep disturbances and daytime sleepiness in subjects with bronchial asthma: a population study of young adults in three European countries C Janson, W De Backer, T Gislason, P Plaschke, E Bjornsson, J Hetta, ... European Respiratory Journal 9 (10), 2132-2138, 1996 | 260 | 1996 |
| Lung deposition of BDP/formoterol HFA pMDI in healthy volunteers, asthmatic, and COPD patients W De Backer, A Devolder, G Poli, D Acerbi, R Monno, C Herpich, ... Journal of aerosol medicine and pulmonary drug delivery 23 (3), 137-148, 2010 | 246 | 2010 |
| Upper airway response to electrical stimulation of the genioglossus in obstructive sleep apnea A Oliven, DJ O'Hearn, A Boudewyns, M Odeh, W De Backer, ... Journal of Applied Physiology 95 (5), 2023-2029, 2003 | 243 | 2003 |
| Validation of computational fluid dynamics in CT-based airway models with SPECT/CT JW De Backer, WG Vos, SC Vinchurkar, R Claes, A Drollmann, ... Radiology 257 (3), 854-862, 2010 | 223 | 2010 |
| The effect of weight loss on sleep‐disordered breathing in obese teenagers SL Verhulst, H Franckx, L Van Gaal, W De Backer, K Desager Obesity 17 (6), 1178-1183, 2009 | 189 | 2009 |
| Role of N-acetylcysteine in the management of COPD AM Sadowska, J Verbraecken, K Darquennes, WA De Backer International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 1 (4), 425-434, 2006 | 188 | 2006 |
| Hypoxemia during hemodialysis: effects of different membranes and dialysate compositions WA De Backer, GA Verpooten, DJ Borgonjon, PA Vermeire, RR Lins, ... Kidney international 23 (5), 738-743, 1983 | 184 | 1983 |
| Interleukin 8 (IL-8) in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from patients with the adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and patients at risk for ARDS PG Jorens, J Van Damme, W De Backer, L Bossaert, RF De Jongh, ... Cytokine 4 (6), 592-597, 1992 | 180 | 1992 |
