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Laryngopharyngeal Reflux and Upper Airway Obstruction Patterns in Nonobese Sleep Apnea Patients

Fatih Gul1, Aslihan Ensari2, Mehmet Ali Babademez1

  • 1Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.

The Laryngoscope
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Keywords:
DISElaryngopharyngeal refluxobstructive sleep apneaupper airway collapse

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