Sleep Apnea, Hypersomnolence, and Upper Airway Obstruction Secondary to Adenotonsillar Enlargement

Archives of Otolaryngology

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 1977, Pages 387-388

  Mangat, Devinder ^a   Orr, William C ^a   Smith, Raymond O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOID; ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; APNEA; CHILD; COR PULMONALE; DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; PALATINE TONSIL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SLEEP; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ADENOIDS; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; APNEA; CASE REPORT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISORDERS OF EXCESSIVE SOMNOLENCE; HUMAN; MALE; SLEEP DISORDERS; TONSIL; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 0017645901     PISSN: 00039977     EISSN: 1538361X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.1977.00780240045004     Document Type: Article

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