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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2005; 11(30): 4769-4769
Published online Aug 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i30.4769
Is the severity of obstructive sleep apnea or the magnitude of respiratory effort associated with gastroesophageal reflux?
Levent Ozturk, Zerrin Pelin
Levent Ozturk, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Trakya University Edirne, Turkey
Zerrin Pelin, Electroencephalography and Sleep Laboratory, Neurology Department, Pendik State Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Levent Ozturk, MD, Associate Professor, Trakya Universitesi Tip Fakültesi, Fizyoloji Anabilim Dali, Edirne 22030, Turkey. leventozturk@trakya.edu.tr
Telephone: +90-284-2357641-1304 Fax: +90-284-2357652
Received: March 7, 2005
Revised: March 23, 2005
Accepted: March 31, 2005
Published online: August 14, 2005
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