An electronic nose distinguishes the exhaled breath of obese patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) from subjects with a similar body mass index and without OSA

S. Dragonieri, P. Carratu, A. Baldassarre, V. Ventura, M. Aliani, M. Carone, O. Resta (Bari, Cassano delle Murge, Italy)

Source: International Congress 2014 – The story continues: impact of OSA on cardiometabolic parameters
Session: The story continues: impact of OSA on cardiometabolic parameters
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 1739
Disease area: Sleep and breathing disorders

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