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Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation, autonomic nerve dysfunction and laryngopharyngeal reflux

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  1. Department of Laryngology and Broncho-esophagology, EpiCURA Hospital, University of Mons, Mons, Belgium

    Jerome R. Lechien

  2. Department of Otolaryngology-Head Neck Surgery, Foch Hospital, University of Paris Saclay, Paris, France

    Jerome R. Lechien

  3. Polyclinic of Poitiers, Poitiers, France

    Jerome R. Lechien

  4. Department of Emergency, CHIREC, Brussels, Belgium

    Rida Cheikh-Youssef

  5. ENT Section, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies “GF Ingrassia”, University of Catania, Catania, Italy

    Antonino Maniaci

  6. Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), A Coruña, Galicia, Spain

    Miguel Mayo-Yanez

  7. Department of Otolaryngology-Head Neck Surgery, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

    Giannicola Iannella

  8. Maxillofacial Surgery Operative Unit, Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy

    Luigi A. Vaira

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Lechien, J.R., Cheikh-Youssef, R., Maniaci, A. et al. Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation, autonomic nerve dysfunction and laryngopharyngeal reflux. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 280, 2059–2060 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-022-07740-w

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