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Pharyngoplasty surgery and obstructive sleep apnoea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

J. Ruddy ,
M. Stokes  and
K. Pearman
J. Ruddy*
Affiliation:
Dept. of Otorhinolaryngology, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, Birmingham University.
M. Stokes
Affiliation:
University Dept. of Anaesthetics, Birmingham University.
K. Pearman
Affiliation:
Dept. of Otorhinolaryngology, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, Birmingham University.
*
Mr James Ruddy, 27 Rowland Hill Avenue, London N17 7LU.
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Keywords

Sleep apnoea syndromesPharyngoplasty
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 105 , Issue 3 , March 1991 , pp. 195 - 197
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1991

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