Auto-PEEP to treat obstructive sleep apnea

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David P White. J Clin Sleep Med. 2009.

. 2009 Dec 15;5(6):538-9.

¹ Division of Sleep Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. dpwhite@partners.org

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A multicenter, prospective study of a novel nasal EPAP device in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea: efficacy and 30-day adherence.
Rosenthal L, Massie CA, Dolan DC, Loomas B, Kram J, Hart RW. Rosenthal L, et al. J Clin Sleep Med. 2009 Dec 15;5(6):532-7. J Clin Sleep Med. 2009. PMID: 20465019 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.

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