Palatal implants in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea: A randomised, placebo-controlled single-centre trial

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 269, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1851-1856

  Maurer, J T ^a   Sommer, J U ^a   Hein, G ^b   Hormann K ^a   Heiser, C ^a,c   Stuck, Boris A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b ENT Service   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Implants; Obstructive sleep apnea; Snoring; Soft palate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APNEA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; SOFT PALATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PALATE, SOFT; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SNORING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84864948930     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: 14344726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-011-1920-4     Document Type: Article

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