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Obesity and obstructive sleep apnea: Or is it OSA and obesity?

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1 Obesity and obstructive sleep apnea: Or is it OSA and obesity?
Robert Carter, Donald E. Watenpaugh  Pathophysiology  Volume 15, Issue 2, Pages (August 2008) DOI: /j.pathophys Copyright © Terms and Conditions

2 Fig. 1 Effects of weight change on apnea hypoapnea index (AHI) (from [11,22]). Pathophysiology  , 71-77DOI: ( /j.pathophys ) Copyright © Terms and Conditions

3 Fig. 2 Proposed mechanisms acting as a vicious cycle in the pathogenesis of obstructive sleep apnea and obesity and the potential influences of shared and non-shared genes. Pathophysiology  , 71-77DOI: ( /j.pathophys ) Copyright © Terms and Conditions


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