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Weight-loss treatment for OSA: medical and surgical options
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Chang C.L., Marshall N.S., Yee B.J., Grunstein R.R.
Eur Respir Mon 2010; 50: 302-320		Full textPDF-fileAbstract

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The public health impact of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is increasingly recognised and will rise in conjunction with the obesity epidemic. Current clinical management of OSA focuses on device-based interventions, which do not correct underlying obesity. Various approaches to weight loss have been tested, including diet and behavioural modification programmes, pharmacological interventions and bariatric surgery. Emergent clinical trials demonstrate that intensive diet and behavioural intervent... [View all]
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