Clinical studyDecreased hypoxic ventilatory drive in the obesity-hypoventilation syndrome☆
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This study was supported by National Institutes of Health Program Project Grant HL-14985-03 and Intensive Respiratory Care and Rehabilitation Grant HL-04933, Bethesda, Maryland.
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From the Cardiovascular Pulmonary Research Laboratory and Pulmonary Division of the Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Medical Center, Denver, Colorado.
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Present address: Mercy Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama.
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Present address: U.S. Army Medical Corps, Bremen, Germany.
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Recipient of Research Career Development Award.
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