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Vol. 17. Issue 2.
Pages 51-52 (March - April 2011)
Vol. 17. Issue 2.
Pages 51-52 (March - April 2011)
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Sleep apnea in focus
A apneia do sono em foco
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a Laboratorio do Sono, Disciplina de Pneumologia Instituto do Coração (InCor), Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
b Unidade de Hipertensão, Disciplina de Cardiologia Instituto do Coração (InCor), Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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