Laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty: Long-term results with a treatment for snoring

Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 22-34

  Coleman, Jack A ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Nashville ENT Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; LIDOCAINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; PALATOPLASTY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNITED STATES; UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY;

EID: 0031907481     PISSN: 01455613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014556139807700107     Document Type: Article

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