The effect of radiofrequency volumetric tissue reduction of soft palate on voice

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 265, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 195-198

  Birkent, Hakan ^a   Soken, Hakan ^b   Akcam, Timur ^a   Karahatay, Serdar ^a   Gerek, Mustafa ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b Military Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Formant frequency; Radiofrequency volumetric tissue reduction; Snoring; Voice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VOICE CHANGE;

ADULT; AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALATE, SOFT; PHONETICS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SNORING; SPEECH ACOUSTICS; VOICE QUALITY;

EID: 38749146325     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-007-0445-3     Document Type: Article

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