Upper airway reconstructive surgery long-term quality-of-life outcomes compared with CPAP for adult obstructive sleep apnea

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Robinson, Sam ^a,b   Chia, Michael ^a   Carney, A Simon ^b,c   Chawla, Sharad ^b   Harris, Penelope ^b   Esterman, Adrian ^d  

^a Memorial Hospital   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLASTIC SURGERY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

EID: 67651014839     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2009.03.022     Document Type: Article

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