Is Apnea-Hypopnea Index a proper measure for Obstructive Sleep Apnea severity?

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  • Alimohamad Asghari Department & Research Center of Otolaryngology ,Head and Neck Surgery,Hazrat Rasoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences.
  • Fatemeh Mohammadi Department & Research Center of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery,Hazrat-e-Rasoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences
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volume 27  issue 3

pages  161- 162

publication date 2013-08

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