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Long-term compliance with continuous positive airway pressure in Saudi patients with obstructive sleep apnea

A prospective cohort study

Ahmed S. BaHammam, Suhail S. Alassiri, Aisha H. Al-Adab, Ibrahim M. Alsadhan, Abdullah M. Altheyab, Abdalla H. Alrayes, Mohammad M. Alkhawajah and Awad H. Olaish
Saudi Medical Journal August 2015, 36 (8) 911-919; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2015.8.11716

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