Upper airway measurements predict response to uvulopalatopharyngoplasty in obstructive sleep apnea.

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Published in Laryngoscope on March 01, 1990

Authors

C F Ryan1, R I Dickson, A A Lowe, A Blokmanis, J A Fleetham

Author Affiliations

1: University of British Columbia, Department of Medicine, Vancouver, Canada.

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