Nasal versus oronasal continuous positive airway pressure masks for obstructive sleep apnea: is this really a key point of effectiveness?

Sleep Breath

Division of Sleep Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 221 Longwood Avenue Suit 036BLI, Boston, MA, 02113, USA,

Published: December 2013

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