Extended follow-up of palatal implants for OSA treatment

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 137, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 822-827

  Walker, Regina P ^a   Levine, Howard L ^b   Hopp, Martin L ^c   Greene, David ^d  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Marymount Outpatient Care Center   (United States)

^c CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF COLORECTAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE;

ADULT; APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALATE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALATE, SOFT; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SLEEP STAGES; SNORING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35448951746     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2006.12.020     Document Type: Article

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