Sleep Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 15-18 , January 2009

Sleep-disordered breathing and renal failure: A search for fundamental mechanisms

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 Comment on Beecroft JM, et al. Decreased chemosensitivity and improvement of sleep apnea by nocturnal hemodialysis. Sleep Med 2009;10:47–54.

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doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2008.02.007

Sleep Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 15-18 , January 2009