Positive airway pressure therapy and all‐cause and cardiovascular mortality in people with obstructive sleep apnoea

G Audley

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Published: 2025-06-04

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7196/

G Audley

Pulmonology Fellow, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Academic Hospital.

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Audley G. Positive airway pressure therapy and all‐cause and cardiovascular mortality in people with obstructive sleep apnoea. Afr J Thoracic Crit Care Med [Internet]. 2025 Jun. 4 [cited 2025 Dec. 12];31(2):e 3739. Available from: https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/ajtccm/article/view/3739

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