Excessive daytime somnulence, obesity and inflammation

A. Vgontzas (Hershey, Pa, United States of America)

Source: Research Seminar 2007 - Metabolic Aspects of the Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS)
Number: 14
Disease area: Sleep and breathing disorders

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