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Effect of APAP and heated humidification with a heated breathing tube on adherence, quality of life, and nasopharyngealcomplaints

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  1. Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Baskent University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

    A. Ozsancak Ugurlu

  2. Intensive Care and Non Invasive Ventilatory Unit, Hospital Morales Meseguer, Murcia, Spain

    A. M. Esquinas

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Ozsancak Ugurlu, A., Esquinas, A.M. Effect of APAP and heated humidification with a heated breathing tube on adherence, quality of life, and nasopharyngealcomplaints. Sleep Breath 20, 251–252 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11325-015-1246-3

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