Comparative outcomes in obstructive sleep apnea therapy: mean disease alleviation as a more appropriate measure-it's about time.

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

The trial behind it

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Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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8. The need for coordinating efforts to improve the global evidence of the long-term effectiveness of adult obstructive sleep apnea surgical therapies.Sleep · 2024
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Corrections and comments

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  Mean disease alleviation between surgery and continuous positive airway pressure in matched adults with obstructive sleep apnea.2023

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