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In response to the ‘Letter to the Editor’ on the paper ‘Aging effect on sleepiness and apneas severity in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: a meta-analysis study’

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  1. Department of ‘Organi di Senso’, University “Sapienza”, Via Satrico 7, 00183, Rome, Italy

    Giannicola Iannella & Giuseppe Magliulo

  2. Department of Head-Neck Surgery, Otolaryngology, Head-Neck and Oral Surgery Unit, Morgagni Pierantoni Hospital, Forlì, Italy

    Giannicola Iannella, Andrea De Vito & Claudio Vicini

  3. Department ENT and Audiology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

    Claudio Vicini

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Iannella, G., Magliulo, G., De Vito, A. et al. In response to the ‘Letter to the Editor’ on the paper ‘Aging effect on sleepiness and apneas severity in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: a meta-analysis study’. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 276, 3559–3560 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-019-05673-5

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