Patient selection and efficacy of pillar implant technique for treatment of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 187-196

  Friedman, Michael ^a,b,c   Vidyasagar, Ramakrishnan ^a,b   Bliznikas, Darius ^b   Joseph, Ninos J ^b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MORBIDITY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; SOFT PALATE; TONGUE;

EID: 31944438857     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2005.10.032     Document Type: Article

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