Continuous positive airway pressure plus weight loss for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), association of cancer with OSA, and hypoglossal nerve stimulation for OSA treatment

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, South Carolina.

Comment

Imran H Iftikhar et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2015.

. 2015 Apr 1;191(7):845-7.

doi: 10.1164/rccm.201412-2287RR.

¹ Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, South Carolina.

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