Laser assisted uvulopalatoplasty: Six and eighteen month results

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 112, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 639-641

  Wareing, Michael J ^a   Callanan, Vincent P ^a   Mitchell, David B ^a,b  

^a KENT AND CANTERBURY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Laser surgery; Palate, soft; Snoring; Uvula

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; RECURRENCE RISK; SNORING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY;

EID: 0031850796     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022215100141313     Document Type: Article

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