Sleep Medicine
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Page 332 , March 2010

Fundamentals of quality of life and daytime sleepiness measurements in older sleep apnea patients

Received 30 April 2009 ,Accepted 29 May 2009.

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PII: S1389-9457(09)00243-3

doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2009.05.012

Sleep Medicine
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Page 332 , March 2010

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