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Open Access 01-06-2021 | Sleep Apnea | Sleep Breathing Physiology and Disorders • Letter to the Editors (invited)

Response to a letter to the editor titled, “Weight loss in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: an interventional procedure”

Authors: Matsusato Tsuyumu, Tadao Tsurumoto, Jiro Iimura, Tsuneya Nakajima, Hiromi Kojima

Published in: Sleep and Breathing | Issue 2/2021

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To the Editors-in-Chief: …

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Title: Response to a letter to the editor titled, “Weight loss in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: an interventional procedure”
Authors: Matsusato Tsuyumu
Tadao Tsurumoto
Jiro Iimura
Tsuneya Nakajima
Hiromi Kojima
Publication date: 01-06-2021
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keyword: Sleep Apnea
Published in: Sleep and Breathing / Issue 2/2021
Print ISSN: 1520-9512
Electronic ISSN: 1522-1709
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11325-020-02154-6

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