Concomitant benzodiazepine and opioids decrease sleep apnoea risk in chronic pain patients

Soodaba Mir, Jean Wong, Clodagh M. Ryan, Geoff Bellingham, Mandeep Singh, Rida Waseem, Danny J. Eckert, Frances Chung

Source: ERJ Open Res, 6 (3) 00093-2020; 10.1183/23120541.00093-2020
Journal Issue: July
Disease area: Sleep and breathing disorders

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