Palatal and tongue base surgery for surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea: A prospective study

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 264.e1-

  Jacobowitz, Ofer ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY CONSTRICTION; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FEMALE; FRIEDMAN STAGING SYSTEM; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; MOOD; ORAL SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SYMPTOM; UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY;

EID: 33746555487     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2006.03.029     Document Type: Article

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