Review Article| Volume 11, ISSUE 2, P213-226, June 2016

The Challenges of Precision Medicine in Obstructive Sleep Apnea

  • Abdelnaby Khalyfa
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    Section of Pediatric Sleep Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Pritzker School of Medicine, Biological Sciences Division, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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  • Alex Gileles-Hillel
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    Section of Pediatric Sleep Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Pritzker School of Medicine, Biological Sciences Division, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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  • David Gozal
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    Corresponding author. Department of Pediatrics, Pritzker School of Medicine, The University of Chicago, KCBD, Room 4100, 900 East 57th Street, Mailbox 4, Chicago, IL 60637-1470.
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    Section of Pediatric Sleep Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Pritzker School of Medicine, Biological Sciences Division, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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Published:March 02, 2016DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsmc.2016.01.003

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