The roles of the anterior tonsillar pillar and previous tonsillectomy on sleep-disordered breathing

Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 408-413

  Chan, James ^a   Akst, Lee M ^a   Eliachar, Isaac ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHARYNX; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SOFT PALATE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TONSIL; TONSILLECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PALATE; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALATE; PALATE, SOFT; PHARYNX; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TONSILLECTOMY; UVULA;

EID: 3442887710     PISSN: 01455613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014556130408300614     Document Type: Article

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