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  1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Fudan University, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital, 83 Fenyang Rd, Shanghai, 200031, China

    Zhang Huankang M.S., Huang Jingjing M.S. & Xiao Kuanlin M.D.

  2. Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China

    Hou Xiaolin M.S.

  3. Department of Otolaryngology, Sint Lucas Andreas Ziekenhuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    J. Peter Van Maanen M.D.

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Huankang, Z., Jingjing, H., Xiaolin, H., Van Maanen, J.P., Kuanlin, X. (2015). Positional Therapy: Left Lateral Decubitus Position Versus Right Lateral Decubitus Position. In: de Vries, N., Ravesloot, M., van Maanen, J. (eds) Positional Therapy in Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09626-1_8

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