Sleep Apnoea/Hypopnoea Syndrome

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Engleman HM Martin SE Douglas NJ . Compliance with CPAP therapy in patients with the sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome. Thorax 1994; 49: 263–6.

Engleman HM Martin SE Deary IJ Douglas NJ . Effect of continuous positive airway pressure therapy on daytime function in the sleep apnoea/