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Thorax 63:657
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OSA and survival after stroke

  1. J Mann
  1. Foundation Year 2 Doctor/Senior House Officer, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK; Jack.mann@gmail.com
  1. J Mann

    Sleep apnoea has been associated with increased mortality following stroke, but not independently of potential confounding factors. This is the first study to distinguish between obstructive and centrally mediated sleep apnoea following a stroke and to investigate the influence of each on mortality.

    One hundred and fifty-one patients admitted to an in-hospital stroke rehabilitation unit at the Umea University Hospital in …

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