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Acoustic analysis of vowels in patients with sleep apnea syndrome in sitting and supine positions

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  1. Section of Respiratory Medicine, Hospital General Universitario de Elche, 03204, Elche, Alicante, Spain

    Lucia Zamora-Molina & Eduardo Garcia-Pachon

  2. Department of Clinical Medicine, Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche, Elche, Alicante, Spain

    Lucia Zamora-Molina & Luis Hernandez-Blasco

  3. Sleep Disorders Unit, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, Spain

    Luis Hernandez-Blasco

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L.Z.M. and E.G.P. design of the work; L.H.B. for the acquisition and interpretation of data. E.G.P. drafted the work; L.Z.M. and L.H.B. revised it critically for important intellectual content. All authors approved the version to be published and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.

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Zamora-Molina, L., Hernandez-Blasco, L. & Garcia-Pachon, E. Acoustic analysis of vowels in patients with sleep apnea syndrome in sitting and supine positions . Sleep Breath 25, 2107–2108 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11325-021-02304-4

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