Better quality of life when nasal breathing of snoring men is improved at night

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 64-67

  Löth, Steen ^a   Petruson, Björn ^b   Wirén, Lena ^b   Wilhelmsen, Lars ^b  

^a CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; MALE; NOSE BREATHING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SNORING; SPOUSE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WELLBEING;

EID: 2542508500     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.125.1.64     Document Type: Article

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