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Philips Sleep & Respiratory Care is a global leader in the sleep and respiratory care markets, offering solutions in sleep apnea management, oxygen therapy, noninvasive ventilation and respiratory drug delivery and has a long history of leading new innovation in both devices and informatics solutions to help patients sleep and breathe better.

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ii Jean Bousquet and Nikolai Khaltaev et. al. (2007). Global surveillance, prevention and control of chronic respiratory diseases: a comprehensive approach. Retrieved December 2016 from World Health Organization: http://www.who.int/gard/publications/GARD%20Book%202007.pdf?ua=1

iii "The 3 Types of Sleep Apnea Explained: Obstructive, Central and Mixed." Alaska Sleep Clinic. http://www.alaskasleep.com/blog/types-of-sleep-apnea-explained-obstructive-central-mixed. January 28, 2015.

iv "Burden of COPD." World Health Organization. http://www.who.int/respiratory/copd/burden/en/. Accessed December 2016.

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