Does snoring intensity correlate with the severity of obstructive sleep apnea?

Nimrod Maimon1, Patrick J Hanly

  • 1Department of Medicine, Respirology Unit, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University Beer-sheva, Israel. nimrod.maimon@gmail

Abstract

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