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Empiric Auto-Titrating CPAP in People with Suspected Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Fitzgerald Drummond, M.D.¹; Peter Doelken, M.D.¹; Qanta A. Ahmed, M.D.¹; Gregory E. Gilbert, MSPH²; Charlie Strange, M.D.¹; Laura Herpel, M.D.¹; Michael D. Frye, M.D.¹

¹Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center and Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC; ²Department of Biometry, Bioinformatics, and Epidemiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

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Empiric Auto-Titrating CPAP in People with Suspected Obstructive Sleep Apnea