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Acta Oto-Laryngologica Volume 127, 2007 - Issue 5
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Soft palate implants as a minimally invasive treatment for mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea

Dr >Ulrich Reinhart Goessler Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, University Hospital Mannheim, Hamburg Harburg, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Gerhard Hein Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, University Hospital Mannheim, Hamburg Harburg, Germany
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Thomas Verse Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Hamburg Harburg, Germany
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Boris A. Stuck Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, University Hospital Mannheim, Hamburg Harburg, Germany
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Karl Hormann Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, University Hospital Mannheim, Hamburg Harburg, Germany
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Joachim T. Maurer Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, University Hospital Mannheim, Hamburg Harburg, Germany
Pages 527-531 | Received 15 May 2006, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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