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. 2020 Dec 17;16(S1):21-22.
doi: 10.5664/jcsm.8888.

Up, down, or no change: weight gain as an unwanted side effect of CPAP for obstructive sleep apnea

Lee K Brown  1
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Up, down, or no change: weight gain as an unwanted side effect of CPAP for obstructive sleep apnea

Lee K Brown. J Clin Sleep Med. .

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Brown LK. Up, down, or no change: weight gain as an unwanted side effect of CPAP for obstructive sleep apnea. J Clin Sleep Med. 2020;16(suppl_1):21S–22S.

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