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  1. Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

    Marlene Reimer R.N., Ph.D., C.N.N.(C).

  2. Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

    W. Ward Flemons M.D., F.R.C.P.C.

  3. Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 1N4

    Marlene Reimer R.N., Ph.D., C.N.N.(C).

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Reimer, M., Flemons, W.W. Measuring Quality of Live in Disorders of Sleep and Breathing. Sleep Breath 3, 139–145 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11325-999-0139-8

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