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Obstructive sleep apnea in combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder: a controlled polysomnography studyFootnote

Saskiavan Liempt Research Centre—Military Mental Healthcare , Utrecht, the Netherlands; Department of Psychiatry, Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience , Utrecht, the Netherlands
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HermanG.M. Westenberg Department of Psychiatry, Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience , Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Johan Arends Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Kempenhaeghe , Heeze, the Netherlands
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Eric Vermetten Research Centre—Military Mental Healthcare , Utrecht, the NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
Article: 8451 | Received 10 Sep 2011, Accepted 21 Nov 2011, Published online: 26 Dec 2011

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