Thyroidectomy decreases snoring and sleep apnea symptoms

Thyroid

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1160-1164

  Reiher, Alexandra E ^a,b   Mazeh, Haggi ^a   Schaefer, Sarah ^a   Chen, Herbert ^a   Sippel, Rebecca S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SNORING; THYROIDECTOMY;

BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; GOITER; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SNORING; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 84869062077     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: 15579077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/thy.2011.0527     Document Type: Conference Paper

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