Predicting which patients will benefit from surgery for obstructive sleep apnea: The ENT exam

Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 792-800

  Tucker Woodson, B ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEPHALOMETRY; ENDOSCOPY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MORPHOMETRICS; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 6544291613     PISSN: 01455613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014556139907801011     Document Type: Article

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