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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Acoustic characteristics of snoring according to obstruction site determined by sleep videofluoroscopy

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Pages S13-S20 | Received 03 Nov 2011, Accepted 22 Jan 2012, Published online: 14 May 2012

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