Temporal Misalignment and Selection Bias in "Burn Pit Smoke Exposure and Sleep Apnea in US Veterans

Zhi Wang1, Leping Shao

  • 1Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University School of Medicine, Xiamen University Xiamen, China.

Medical Care
|June 25, 2026
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