Voice quality after radiofrequency volumetric tissue reduction of the soft palate in habitual snorers

Laryngoscope

Volumn 112, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1260-1263

  Haraldsson, P O ^a   Karling, J ^a   Lysdahl, M ^a   Svanborg, E ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hypernasality; Nasopharyngeal dysfunction; Radiofrequency; Somnoplasty; Speech; Velopharyngeal insufficiency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; PALATOPHARYNGEAL INCOMPETENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SNORING; SOFT PALATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOICE; VOLUMETRY;

ADULT; AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALATE, SOFT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SNORING; VOICE QUALITY;

EID: 0036301663     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-200207000-00022     Document Type: Article

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