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Acta Oto-Laryngologica Volume 123, 2003 - Issue 4
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Original Article

Complications of Temperature-controlled Radiofrequency Volumetric Tissue Reduction for Sleep-disordered Breathing

Boris A. Stuck Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery University Hospital Mannheim Mannheim
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Katrin Starzak Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery University Hospital Mannheim Mannheim
,
Thomas Verse Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery University Hospital Mannheim Mannheim
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Karl Hörmann Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery University Hospital Mannheim Mannheim
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Joachim T. Maurer Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery University Hospital Mannheim Mannheim
Pages 532-535 | Received 01 Jul 2004, Accepted 01 Jul 2004, Published online: 04 May 2010

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