Diving Deeper: Rethinking AHI as the Primary Measure of OSA Severity

Christopher M Cielo1, Ignacio E Tapia1

  • 1Division of Pulmonary Medicine/Sleep Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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