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The overlooked impact of sleep-related breathing disorders in patients with interstitial lung disease Cover

The overlooked impact of sleep-related breathing disorders in patients with interstitial lung disease

Pneumologia
Volume 73 (2024): Issue 1 (January 2024)
By: Ruxandra Stirbu,  Andreea Zabara-Antal,  Adriana-Loredana Pintilie,  David Toma,  Cristian Gabriel Bulgariu,  Carina Adina Afloarei,  Mihaela-Alexandra Brandiu,  Tudor Bîrlădeanu and  Radu Crisan-Dabija  
Open Access
|Jul 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pneum-2025-0010 | Journal eISSN: 2247-059X | Journal ISSN: 2067-2993
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Language: English
Page range: 59 - 67
Published on: Jul 19, 2025
Published by: Romanian Society of Pneumology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: Volume open
Keywords:
sleep-related breathing disorders,
interstitial lung disease,
obstructive sleep apnoea,
sleep quality
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Clinical medicine, other,
Internal medicine,
Pneumology

© 2025 Ruxandra Stirbu, Andreea Zabara-Antal, Adriana-Loredana Pintilie, David Toma, Cristian Gabriel Bulgariu, Carina Adina Afloarei, Mihaela-Alexandra Brandiu, Tudor Bîrlădeanu, Radu Crisan-Dabija, published by Romanian Society of Pneumology
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