Positive Pressure for Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome
Obesity is increasing world-wide; obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS), formerly Pickwickian syndrome, has increased in parallel. Despite its prevalence, OHS has not been studied well, but there is abundant evidence that it is tightly linked with sleep-disordered breathing, most commonly obstructi...
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Main Authors: | Arijit Chanda, Jeff S. Kwon, Armand John Wolff, Constantine A. Manthous |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2012-01-01
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Series: | Pulmonary Medicine |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/568690 |
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