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Prevalence, clinical characteristics, and predictors of obesity hypoventilation syndrome in a large sample of Saudi patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Ahmed S. BaHammam
Saudi Medical Journal January 2015, 36 (2) 181-189; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2015.2.9991
Ahmed S. BaHammam
From the University Sleep Disorders Center, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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