title: Obesity hypoventilation syndrome: mechanisms and management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia. ajp@med.usyd.edu.au
authors.forename: Amanda J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Piper
authors.forename: Ronald R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Grunstein
mesh_terms: D050110:Bariatric Surgery; D006801:Humans; D010845:Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration; D015656:Respiratory Mechanics / Q000502:physiology; D015431:Weight Loss / Q000502:physiology