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Aging effect on sleepiness and apneas severity in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

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  1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009, Zhejiang, China

    Guan-Jiang Huang

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Huang, GJ. Aging effect on sleepiness and apneas severity in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 276, 3557–3558 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-019-05641-z

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