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Hypoglossal nerve stimulation for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA): a primer for oral and maxillofacial surgeons

The prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is estimated to be 1–5% of the adult population world-wide, and in Korea, it is reported at 4.5% of men and 3.2% of women (Age 40 to 69 years old). Active treatment of OSA is associated with decrease in insulin resistance, cardiovascular disease, psych...

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Autores principales: Hong, Sung ok, Chen, Yu-Feng, Jung, Junho, Kwon, Yong-Dae, Liu, Stanley Yung Chuan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5610953/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29018786
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40902-017-0126-0