Reply to Mulla and Pathak: Sleep Apnea and Poor COVID-19 Outcomes: Beware of Causal Intermediates and Colliders

Brian E Cade^{1

2}, Hassan S Dashti^{2

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4}, Syed M Hassan^{1

2

5}, Susan Redline^{1

2

6}, Elizabeth W Karlson^{1

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Comment

Brian E Cade et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2021.

. 2021 May 15;203(10):1326-1327.

doi: 10.1164/rccm.202101-0210LE.

Brian E Cade^{1

2}, Hassan S Dashti^{2

3

4}, Syed M Hassan^{1

2

5}, Susan Redline^{1

2

6}, Elizabeth W Karlson^{1

2

3}

No abstract available

Comment on

Sleep Apnea and Poor COVID-19 Outcomes: Beware of Causal Intermediates and Colliders.
Mulla ZD, Pathak IS. Mulla ZD, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2021 May 15;203(10):1325-1326. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202101-0088LE. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2021. PMID: 33684329 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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