Didgeridoo playing as alternative treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome: Randomised controlled trial

British Medical Journal

Volumn 332, Issue 7536, 2006, Pages 266-268

  Puhan, Milo A ^a   Suarez, Alex ^b   Lo Cascio, Christian ^c   Zahn, Alfred ^c   Heitz, Markus ^d   Braendli, Otto ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Asate Alex Suarez   (Switzerland)

^c Zuercher Hoehenklinik Wald ^*  (Switzerland)

^d Lungenpraxis Morgental   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DIDGERIDOO; HUMAN; MUSIC THERAPY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT FORM 36; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSIC THERAPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 32544439238     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38705.470590.55     Document Type: Article

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