Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment Reduces Mortality in Elderly Patients with Moderate to Severe Obstructive Severe Sleep Apnea: A Cohort Study

Qiong Ou; Yong-Chi Chen; Sheng-Qing Zhuo; Xiang-Ting Tian; Chun-Huan He; Xi-Lin Lu; Xing-Lin Gao

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0127775

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Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment Reduces Mortality in Elderly Patients with Moderate to Severe Obstructive Severe Sleep Apnea: A Cohort Study

Qiong Ou,

Affiliation Sleep Center, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangdong Provincial Institute of Geriatrics, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China
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Yong-Chi Chen,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangdong Provincial Institute of Geriatrics, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China
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Sheng-Qing Zhuo,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangdong Provincial Institute of Geriatrics, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China
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Xiang-Ting Tian,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangdong Provincial Institute of Geriatrics, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China
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Chun-Huan He,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangdong Provincial Institute of Geriatrics, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China
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Xi-Lin Lu,

Affiliation Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China
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Xing-Lin Gao

* E-mail: xinglingao@hotmail.com

Affiliation Sleep Center, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangdong Provincial Institute of Geriatrics, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China
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Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment Reduces Mortality in Elderly Patients with Moderate to Severe Obstructive Severe Sleep Apnea: A Cohort Study

Qiong Ou,
Yong-Chi Chen,
Sheng-Qing Zhuo,
Xiang-Ting Tian,
Chun-Huan He,
Xi-Lin Lu,
Xing-Lin Gao

Published: June 11, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0127775

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