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Salivary Cortisol in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: The Effect of CPAP

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Acknowledgments

Supported in part by grants from the ResMed Foundation and 1UL1RR031973 from the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) program of the National Center for Research Resources, National Institutes of Health. Mucinex samples provided by Adams Respiratory Therapeutics, Dallas, TX. The authors thank Peter Homar for performing the hormone assays and Lauren Markowski with assistance in preparation of the manuscript.

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  1. Endocrine Research Laboratory, Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center, 2801 W KK River Pky Suite 245, Milwaukee, WI, 53215, USA

    Hershel Raff

  2. Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Clinical Nutrition, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA

    Hershel Raff

  3. Division of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, 62794, USA

    Sandra L. Ettema

  4. Division of Biostatistics, Institute for Health and Society, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA

    Daniel C. Eastwood

  5. Division of Sleep Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA

    B. Tucker Woodson

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Raff, H., Ettema, S.L., Eastwood, D.C. et al. Salivary Cortisol in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: The Effect of CPAP. Endocrine 40, 137–139 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12020-011-9474-1

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