Assessment and management of the patient presenting with snoring

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2002, Pages

  Naughton, Matthew T ^a  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; REVIEW; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; SNORING;

EID: 0036834881     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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