Obesity supine death syndrome revisited

Malcolm Lemyze, Mary-Jane Guerry, Jihad Mallat, Didier Thevenin

Source: Eur Respir J 2012; 40: 1568-1569
Journal Issue: December
Disease area: Sleep and breathing disorders

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