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Risk Factors for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome in Genetic Epilepsy

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  1. 2nd Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University General Hospital AHEPA, Thessaloniki, Greece

    Maria Gogou, Evangelos Pavlou & Maria Hatzistylianou

  2. 4th Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, General Hospital Papageorgiou, Thessaloniki, Greece

    Maria Eboriadou & Katerina Haidopoulou

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Gogou, M., Pavlou, E., Eboriadou, M. et al. Risk Factors for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome in Genetic Epilepsy. Indian J Pediatr 83, 1497–1498 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-016-2183-2

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