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Tongue position controller as an alternative treatment for obstructive sleep apnea

Satoru Tsuiki1, Shiroh Isono, Osamu Minamino

  • 1Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan. tsuiki@somnology.com

Sleep & Breathing = Schlaf & Atmung
|November 26, 2011
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