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Editorial
. 2006 Nov;61(11):928-9.
doi: 10.1136/thx.2006.062513.

Diabetes and sleep apnoea: a hidden epidemic?

J Wilding
Editorial

Diabetes and sleep apnoea: a hidden epidemic?

J Wilding. Thorax. 2006 Nov.

Abstract

A diagnosis of OSA should be considered in patients with type 2 diabetes

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