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Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy DISE with Target Controlled Infusion TCI and Bispectral Analysis in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Published on: December 6, 2016
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Response to a letter to the editor titled, "Weight loss in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: an interventional
Matsusato Tsuyumu1,2, Tadao Tsurumoto3,4, Jiro Iimura3
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Tokyo Dental College Ichikawa General Hospital, Chiba, Japan. tsuyumu@jikei.ac.jp.
Sleep & Breathing = Schlaf & Atmung
|October 28, 2020
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