Sleep Medicine Reviews
Volume 5, Issue 1 , Pages 25-32 , February 2001

What's new in oral appliances for snoring and sleep apnea: an update

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☆ Correspondence should be addressed to: Rosalind Cartwright, Sleep Disorder Service, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, 1653 West Congress Pkwy, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. E-mail: rcartwri@rush.edu

PII: S1087-0792(00)90128-X

doi: 10.1053/smrv.2000.0128

Sleep Medicine Reviews
Volume 5, Issue 1 , Pages 25-32 , February 2001

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