Sleep Medicine
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 145-151 , March 2001

Effects of short-term PAP treatment on endurance exercise performance in obstructive sleep apnea patients

  • D Edward Shifflett Jr

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory for Health and; Exercise Sciences, 230 War Memorial Hall, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
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  • Eric W Walker

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory for Health and; Exercise Sciences, 230 War Memorial Hall, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
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  • John M Gregg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
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  • Don Zedalis

      Affiliations

    • Sleep Disorders Network of Southwest Virginia, 2955 Market Street, Christiansburg, VA, USA 24073
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  • William G Herbert

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory for Health and; Exercise Sciences, 213 War Memorial Hall, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-540-231-6565; fax: +1-540-231-8476

Received 24 February 2000 ,Revised 25 July 2000 ,Accepted 29 August 2000.

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Sleep Medicine
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