Medical Hypotheses
Volume 56, Issue 6 , Pages 653-656 , June 2001

Breathing pauses during sleep: can a non-invasive ENT examination help identify subjects at risk in epidemiological settings?

Received 14 August 2000 ,Accepted 12 December 2000.

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Medical Hypotheses
Volume 56, Issue 6 , Pages 653-656 , June 2001

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