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Editorial
. 2014 Nov 1;37(11):1731-2.
doi: 10.5665/sleep.4158.

Sleep apnea as a potential threat to reproduction

Camila Hirotsu  1 , Sergio Tufik  1 , Monica Levy Andersen  1
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Sleep apnea as a potential threat to reproduction

Camila Hirotsu et al. Sleep. .
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