Obstructive sleep apnoea

BMJ

Volumn 315, Issue 7107, 1997, Pages 551-

  Wright, John ^a   Sheldon, Trevor ^b  

^a BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LETTER; OBESITY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; VASCULAR DISEASE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

HUMANS; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0030741570     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.315.7107.551b     Document Type: Letter

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