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Obesity hypoventilation syndrome: prevalence and predictors in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

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  1. Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Disorders Center, The University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, 5841 S. Maryland Avenue L11B, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA

    Babak Mokhlesi

  2. Division of Pulmonary and Critical care Medicine, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA

    Aiman Tulaimat

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Mokhlesi, B., Tulaimat, A. Obesity hypoventilation syndrome: prevalence and predictors in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep Breath 11, 203–204 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11325-007-0122-1

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