Nonsurgical alternatives to nasal CPAP in the treatment of the sleep apnea syndrome;Nichtoperative alternativen zum CPAP in der therapie des obstruktiven schlafapnoe syndroms

Therapeutische Umschau

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 449-453

  Fritsch, K ^a   Bloch, K E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Stadtspital Triemli Departement fur Innere Medizin Abteilung fur Gastroenterologie   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; JAW; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

HUMANS; JAW; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SNORING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0034222427     PISSN: 00405930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0040-5930.57.7.449     Document Type: Article

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