Improved nasal breathing reduces snoring and morning tiredness: A 6- month follow-up study

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 122, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1337-1340

  Löth, Steen ^a   Petruson, Björn ^b  

^a CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FATIGUE; HUMAN; INHALATION; MALE; NOSE AIRFLOW; NOSE AIRWAY RESISTANCE; NOSE BREATHING; RATING SCALE; SNORING; THORAX PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029856749     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.1996.01890240045010     Document Type: Article

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