Radiofrequency surgery of the soft palate in the treatment of snoring. A placebo-controlled trial

Sleep

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 847-850

  Stuck, Boris A ^a   Sauter, Alexander ^a   Hörmann, Karl ^a   Verse, Thomas ^a   Maurer, Joachim T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Radiofrequency surgery; Snoring; Soft palate

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; NEEDLE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIOFREQUENCY; RADIOSURGERY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SNORING; SOFT PALATE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 22244464886     PISSN: 01618105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sleep/28.7.847     Document Type: Article

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