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Published in: Sleep and Breathing 2/2013

01-05-2013 | Letter to the Editors

Should we routinely screen patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis for nocturnal hypoxemia?

Authors: Georgia Pitsiou, Vasilis Bagalas, Afroditi Boutou, Ioannis Stanopoulos, Paraskevi Argyropoulou-Pataka

Published in: Sleep and Breathing | Issue 2/2013

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Dear Editor, …
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Metadata
Title
Should we routinely screen patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis for nocturnal hypoxemia?
Authors
Georgia Pitsiou
Vasilis Bagalas
Afroditi Boutou
Ioannis Stanopoulos
Paraskevi Argyropoulou-Pataka
Publication date
01-05-2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Sleep and Breathing / Issue 2/2013
Print ISSN: 1520-9512
Electronic ISSN: 1522-1709
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11325-012-0716-0

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