Is nasal surgery an effective treatment for obstructive sleep apnea?

Laryngoscope

Volumn 120, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1496-1497

  Rosow, David E ^a   Stewart, Michael G ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

CLINICAL EVALUATION; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NOSE APEX; NOSE SEPTUM RECONSTRUCTION; NOSE SURGERY; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RHINITIS; SHORT SURVEY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; ARTICLE; NOSE; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY;

HUMANS; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; NOSE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 77955905063     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lary.20954     Document Type: Short Survey

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