Comparison of unulopalatopharyngoplasty and uvulopalatal fiap in Turkish military personnel with primary snoring

Military Medicine

Volumn 174, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 432-436

  Cekin, Engin ^a   Force, Turkish Naval ^a   Cincik, Hakan ^a   Gendarmarie, Turkish ^a   Ulubil, Safter Arif ^a   Army, Turkish ^a   Erkul, Bulent Evren ^a   Gungor, Atila ^a  

^a GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALATE; PHARYNX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SNORING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PALATE; PHARYNX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SNORING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURKEY; UVULA;

EID: 67651238885     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-02-0708     Document Type: Article

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