Improvement in quality of life after nasal surgery alone for patients with obstructive sleep apnea and nasal obstruction

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 429-433

  Li, Hsueh Yu ^a,d,e   Lin, Ying ^a   Chen, Ning Hung ^a   Lee, Li Ang ^a   Fang, Tuan Jen ^a   Wang, Pa Chun ^b,c,f  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^e ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^f CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; NOSE SEPTUM; NOSE SURGERY; PAIN; PATIENT CARE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SOCIAL STATUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; NASAL SEPTUM; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURBINATES;

EID: 42549118218     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: 08864470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.134.4.429     Document Type: Article

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