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. 2025 May 22:17:987-988.
doi: 10.2147/NSS.S536885. eCollection 2025.

Letter to the Editor Regarding: "Association between Metabolic Score for Insulin Resistance (METS-IR) and Risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Analysis of NHANES Database and a Chinese Cohort" [Letter]

Qing-Qing Shan  1 , Yangke Li  1
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Letter to the Editor Regarding: "Association between Metabolic Score for Insulin Resistance (METS-IR) and Risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Analysis of NHANES Database and a Chinese Cohort" [Letter]

Qing-Qing Shan et al. Nat Sci Sleep. .
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