European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 20, Issue 6 , Pages 645-650 , October 2009

Determinants of continuous positive airway pressure compliance in a group of Greek patients with obstructive sleep apnea

  • Anastasia Amfilochiou

      Affiliations

    • Sismanoglion General Hospital of Attica, Greece
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  • Venetia Tsara

      Affiliations

    • Papanikolaou General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Greece
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  • Likurgos Kolilekas

      Affiliations

    • Attikon University Hospital of Athens, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. 2nd Pulmonary Department, Attikon University Hospital, Medical School of Athens, 1 Rimini Street, 12462 Haidari, Athens, Greece. Tel.: +30 2105831152.
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  • Evangelia Gizopoulou

      Affiliations

    • Sismanoglion General Hospital of Attica, Greece
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  • Chrysoula Maniou

      Affiliations

    • Sismanoglion General Hospital of Attica, Greece
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  • Demosthenes Bouros

      Affiliations

    • Medical School, University of Thrace, Greece
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  • Vlasios Polychronopoulos

      Affiliations

    • Sismanoglion General Hospital of Attica, Greece

Received 12 January 2009 ,Revised 24 June 2009 ,Accepted 13 July 2009.

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PII: S0953-6205(09)00133-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2009.07.004

European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 20, Issue 6 , Pages 645-650 , October 2009

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