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Comment
. 2008 Aug;31(8):1067-8.

Does untreated obstructive sleep apnea lead to death? A commentary on Young et al. Sleep 2008;31:1071-8 and Marshall et al. Sleep 2008;31:1079-85

Allan I Pack  1 , Alec B Platt, Grace W Pien
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Does untreated obstructive sleep apnea lead to death? A commentary on Young et al. Sleep 2008;31:1071-8 and Marshall et al. Sleep 2008;31:1079-85

Allan I Pack et al. Sleep. 2008 Aug.
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