Sleep apnoea in the elderly - authors' reply.

Lancet Respir Med

Academic Unit of Sleep and Ventilation, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK; Respiratory Disease Biomedical Research Unit at the Royal Brompton Hospital and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK. Electronic address:

Published: November 2014

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