Occult mucosal injuries with radiofrequency ablation of the palate

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 125, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 468-472

  Terris, David J ^a   Chen, Vince ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; MOUTH MUCOSA; PATHOLOGY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

CATHETER ABLATION; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); HUMANS; MOUTH MUCOSA; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 0035513710     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhn.2001.119864     Document Type: Article

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