Efficacy of radiofrequency therapy

Sleep

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 793-795

  Surdulescu, Victoria ^a   Steward, David L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MSB 6314 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALERTNESS; EDITORIAL; PALATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SNORING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 22244478655     PISSN: 01618105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sleep/28.7.793     Document Type: Editorial

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