Relevance of non-CPAP treatment options in the therapy of the obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome;Stellenwert der nicht-nCPAP-verfahren in der therapie des obstruktiven schlafapnoe-syndroms

Somnologie

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 67-98

  Randerath, Winfried ^a   Bauer, Maximilian ^b   Blau, Alexander ^c   Fietze, Ingo ^c   Galetke, Wolfgang ^a   Hein, Holger ^d   Maurer, Joachim T ^e   Orth, Maritta ^f   Rasche, Kurt ^g   Rühle, Karl Heinz ^h   Sanner, Bernd ⁱ   Stuck, Boris A ^e   Verse, Thomas ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^b Asklepios Fachkliniken   (Germany)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^d KRANKENHAUS GROSSHANSDORF   (Germany)

^e Schlafmedizinisches Zentrum   (Germany)

^f RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^g Kliniken St Antonius   (Germany)

^h Klinik Ambrock   (Germany)

ⁱ Medizinische Klinik   (Germany)

^j SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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Author keywords

CPAP; Intraoral appliances; Maxillomandibular osteotomy; Muscle stimulation; Positional training; Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty; Weight reduction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG VENTILATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANDIBLE OSTEOTOMY; MAXILLA OSTEOTOMY; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NONREM SLEEP; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; REM SLEEP; RESEARCH; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TRAINING; UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 33646683792     PISSN: 14329123     EISSN: 1439054X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/j.1439-054X.2006.00082.x     Document Type: Article

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