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Mohammadieh AM, Sutherland K, Cistulli PA. Moving beyond the AHI. J Clin Sleep Med. 2021;17(11):2335–2336.

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  1. Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia

    Anna M. Mohammadieh BA, MBBS, FRACP, Kate Sutherland BSc (Hons), PhD, MHumNutr & Peter A. Cistulli MBBS, PhD, MBA, FRACP, FCCP

  2. Charles Perkins Centre, and Northern Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

    Anna M. Mohammadieh BA, MBBS, FRACP, Kate Sutherland BSc (Hons), PhD, MHumNutr & Peter A. Cistulli MBBS, PhD, MBA, FRACP, FCCP

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Correspondence to Anna M. Mohammadieh BA, MBBS, FRACP.

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Address correspondence to: Anna M. Mohammadieh, BA, MBBS, FRACP, Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Level 8, Acute Services Building, Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards NSW 2066, Australia; Email: amoh2259@uni.sydney.edu.au

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Mohammadieh, A., Sutherland, K. & Cistulli, P. Moving beyond the AHI. J Clin Sleep Med 17, 2335–2336 (2021). https://doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.9560

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