Judging sleep apnea surgery

Sleep Medicine Reviews

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 283-285

  Weaver, Edward M ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; EDITORIAL; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; NERVE STIMULATION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SOMNOLENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; MANDIBULAR ADVANCEMENT; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84755161265     PISSN: 10870792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2010.05.001     Document Type: Editorial

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