The nose in snoring and obstructive sleep apnea

Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 11-13

  Busaba, Nicolas Y ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; HYPOPHARYNX; LUNG RESISTANCE; NOSE; NOSE AIRFLOW; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; NOSE SURGERY; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY; VALVE;

EID: 0032942010     PISSN: 10689508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00020840-199902000-00004     Document Type: Short Survey

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