Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome: An update

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 273-282

  Gozal, David ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apnea; Brainstem; Central chemoreceptors; Control of breathing; Hypercapnia; Hypoxia; Mechanical ventilation; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRAIN STEM; CHEMORECEPTOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOVENTILATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; REVIEW; SLEEP; SYNDROME;

ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES;

EID: 0031782331     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0496(199810)26:4<273::AID-PPUL7>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Review

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