Sleep disordered breathing: Effects of adenotonsillectomy on behaviour and psychological functioning

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 56-62

  Ali, N J ^a,b   Pitson, D ^a   Stradling, J R ^a  

^a CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S MILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adenotensillectomy; children; sleep apnoea; sleep disordered breathing; snoring

Indexed keywords

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BREATHING DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; OXYGEN SATURATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP DISORDER; SNORING;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; SLEEP DISORDERS; SNORING; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 0030049521     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02115629     Document Type: Article

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