Sleep Medicine Reviews
Volume 6, Issue 3 , Pages 195-212 , June 2002

Upper airway surgery for obstructive sleep apnea

  • Aaron E. Sher

      Affiliations

    • Correspondence should be addressed to: A. E. Sher, 6 Executive Park Drive, Albany, NY 12203, USA. Phone: 518-482-9111; Fax: 518-482-6142; E-mail: aeshermd@aol.com

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doi: 10.1053/smrv.2002.0242

Sleep Medicine Reviews
Volume 6, Issue 3 , Pages 195-212 , June 2002

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