The obesity-hypoventilation syndrome. A study of 62 consecutive cases

R. Kessler, C. Iamandi, A. Chaouat, A. S. Bugnet, E. Weitzenblum (Strasbourg, France)

Source: Annual Congress 2003 - Diagnosis of sleep related breathing disorders
Session: Diagnosis of sleep related breathing disorders
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1787
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases, Sleep and breathing disorders

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