Sleep Medicine
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Pages 135-138 , 1 April 2000

Improvement in cluster headache after treatment for obstructive sleep apnea

  • Sarah Nath Zallek
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  • Ronald D Chervin

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Sleep Disorders Center, University Hospital 8D8702, Box 0117, 1500 E. Medical Center Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0117, USA. Tel.: +1-734-647-9064; fax: +1-734-647-9065

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☆ Presented in part as an abstract at the annual meeting of the Association of Professional Sleep Societies, San Francisco CA, USA, June 1997.

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Sleep Medicine
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Pages 135-138 , 1 April 2000

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