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Strong interplay between metabolic syndrome, obstructive sleep apnoea, oxidative stress and arterial dysfunction

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    Maria Del Ben, Lorenzo Loffredo, Francesco Violi & Francesco Angelico

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Del Ben, M., Loffredo, L., Violi, F. et al. Strong interplay between metabolic syndrome, obstructive sleep apnoea, oxidative stress and arterial dysfunction. Sleep Breath 18, 223–224 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11325-013-0882-8

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