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Resolution of apnoeas in slow wave sleep

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  1. Center of Sleep Disorders, A’ Department of Critical Care and Pulmonary Services, Medical School of Athens University, Evangelismos Hospital, 45-47 Ipsilandou Str, GR 106 75, Athens, Greece

    Ioannis Koutsourelakis, Kallirroi Lamprou, Emmanouil Vagiakis & Spiros Zakynthinos

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Koutsourelakis, I., Lamprou, K., Vagiakis, E. et al. Resolution of apnoeas in slow wave sleep. Sleep Breath 20, 819–820 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11325-015-1275-y

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