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Research Article

Cephalometric and Fiberoptic Evaluation as a Case-selection Technique for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS)

Hideaki Naganuma From the 1Department of Otorhinolaryngolog y, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan and 2Department of Otolaryngolog y and Human Communication, Medical College of Wisconsin Clinic at Froedtert, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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Makito Okamoto From the 1Department of Otorhinolaryngolog y, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan and 2Department of Otolaryngolog y and Human Communication, Medical College of Wisconsin Clinic at Froedtert, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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B. Tucker Woodson From the 1Department of Otorhinolaryngolog y, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan and 2Department of Otolaryngolog y and Human Communication, Medical College of Wisconsin Clinic at Froedtert, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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Hajime Hirose From the 1Department of Otorhinolaryngolog y, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan and 2Department of Otolaryngolog y and Human Communication, Medical College of Wisconsin Clinic at Froedtert, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Pages 57-63 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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