Diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in adults.

CMAJ

Department of Medicine (Laratta, Ayas); Sleep Disorders Program (Laratta, Ayas), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Medicine (Povitz); Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Povitz), Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Pendharkar); Department of Community Health Sciences (Pendharkar), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.

Published: December 2017

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