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Comment
. 2009 May;32(5):583-4.
doi: 10.1093/sleep/32.5.583.

To adhere or not to adhere--patients selectively decide

Alec B Platt  1 , Samuel T Kuna
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To adhere or not to adhere--patients selectively decide

Alec B Platt et al. Sleep. 2009 May.
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