Single vs. multi-modality treatment of central apnea syndromes

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Robert Joseph Thomas. Sleep. 2012.

. 2012 Sep 1;35(9):1197-8; author reply 1199.

doi: 10.5665/sleep.2066.

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The treatment of central sleep apnea syndromes in adults: practice parameters with an evidence-based literature review and meta-analyses.
Aurora RN, Chowdhuri S, Ramar K, Bista SR, Casey KR, Lamm CI, Kristo DA, Mallea JM, Rowley JA, Zak RS, Tracy SL. Aurora RN, et al. Sleep. 2012 Jan 1;35(1):17-40. doi: 10.5665/sleep.1580. Sleep. 2012. PMID: 22215916 Free PMC article. Review.

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