Treatment of obstructive sleep-disordered breathing with positive airway pressure systems
Positive airway pressure systems are widely used to treat patients with moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep-disordered breathing. The application of stable continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) via the nose (nasal CPAP) has been the mainstay of treatment since the early 1980s. For treatment to...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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European Respiratory Society
2007-12-01
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Series: | European Respiratory Review |
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Online Access: | http://err.ersjournals.com/cgi/content/full/16/106/125 |