Medical Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine: Fifth Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1219-1232

  Atwood, Charles W ^a,b   Strollo, Patrick J ^a   Givelber, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-4160-6645-3.00106-7     Document Type: Chapter

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