Sleep-disordered breathing is a spectrum of disorders characterized by breathing pauses during sleep, with the most common form involving obstructive apneas and hypopneas caused by soft tissue obstruction in the rear of the throat.

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• Person: Colten HR, Altevogt BM Organization: National Academies Press
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