Overview of macroglossia and its treatment

Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 460-465

  Perkins, Jonathan A ^a,b  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental; Macroglossia; Sleep apnea; Speech; Surgery; Swallow

Indexed keywords

DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOSCOPY; ESTHETICS; HUMAN; MACROGLOSSIA; MALOCCLUSION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TONGUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; HUMANS; MACROGLOSSIA;

EID: 74949137329     PISSN: 10689508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOO.0b013e3283317f89     Document Type: Review

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