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Nasal versus oronasal continuous positive airway pressure masks for obstructive sleep apnea: is this really a key point of effectiveness?

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  1. Division of Sleep Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 221 Longwood Avenue Suit 036BLI, Boston, MA, 02113, USA

    Jessie P. Bakker

  2. WellSleep Sleep Investigation Centre, Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand

    Alister M. Neill & Angela J. Campbell

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Bakker, J.P., Neill, A.M. & Campbell, A.J. Nasal versus oronasal continuous positive airway pressure masks for obstructive sleep apnea: is this really a key point of effectiveness?. Sleep Breath 17, 1123–1124 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11325-013-0842-3

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