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Unmasking the Janus face of the association between psoriasis, metabolic syndrome and obstructive sleep apnea

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  1. Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Attikon General University Hospital, Athens University Medical School, 1 Rimini Street, Chaidari, 12462, Athens, Greece

    Maria Dalamaga

  2. Department of Dermatology, Attikon General University Hospital, Athens University Medical School, 1 Rimini Street, Chaidari, 12462, Athens, Greece

    Evangelia Papadavid

  3. Department of Respiratory Medicine, Attikon General University Hospital, Athens University Medical School, 1 Rimini Street, Chaidari, 12462, Athens, Greece

    Katerina Vlami

  4. Attikon General University Hospital, Athens University School of Medicine, 19, 28th October, Agia Paraskevi, 15341, Athens, Greece

    Maria Dalamaga

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Dalamaga, M., Papadavid, E. & Vlami, K. Unmasking the Janus face of the association between psoriasis, metabolic syndrome and obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep Breath 17, 449–450 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11325-012-0749-4

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