RETRACTED: Efficacy and adherence of mobile health-based myofunctional therapy for obstructive sleep apnea

Liqun Zhu1, Wenqian Zhong2, Meihong Zhang3

  • 1Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, South China Hospital, Medical School, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province 518116, China; Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the Second People's Hospital of Shenzhen, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province 518035, China; Shenzhen Clinical Medical Research Center for Otolaryngology Diseases, The Second People's Hospital of Shenzhen, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province 518035, China.

Auris, Nasus, Larynx
|December 11, 2025
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