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Research Article

Pharyngeal constrictor muscle fatty change may contribute to obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome: a prospective observational study

Lin ShiDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, PR China;
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Haolin WangDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, PR China;
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Lai WeiDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, the Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital, Dalian University, Dalian, PR China
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Zhijun HongDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, PR China;
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Mingyu WangDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, PR China;
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Zhiqiang WangDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, PR China; ;Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital, Dalian University, Dalian, PR ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1285-1290 | Received 24 Apr 2016, Accepted 16 Jun 2016, Published online: 11 Jul 2016

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