Body mass index less than 28 kg/m2 is a predictor of subjective improvement after laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty for snoring

Laryngoscope

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 411-414

  Rollheim, Jan ^a,c   Miljeteig, Harald ^b   Osnes, Terje ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c Colosseumklinikken ^*  (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALCULATION; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LASER SURGERY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SNORING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY;

EID: 0033021335     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-199903000-00013     Document Type: Article

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