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Bartels, R.H.M.A. Reviewer’s Comment concerning “Sleep apnea and cervical spine pathology” (10.1007/s00586-013-3046-4 by Adam Khan, Khoi D. Than, Kevin S. Chen, Anthony C. Wang, Frank La Marca, Paul Park). Eur Spine J 23, 648–649 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-013-3133-6
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