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. 2005 Jan;60(1):68–75. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.007195

Sleep · 7: Positive airway pressure therapy for obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome

P Gordon 1, M Sanders 1
PMCID: PMC1747175  PMID: 15618587

Abstract

The use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in treating symptoms associated with OSAHS is reviewed. Although it is an imperfect intervention, it continues to evolve and improve in such a way that patients who would not have been able to use this treatment even in the recent past can benefit from it today.

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