Effect of treating obstructive sleep apnea by tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy on obesity in children

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 33-37

  Soultan, Zafer ^a   Wadowski, Stephen ^a   Rao, Madu ^a   Kravath, Richard E ^a,b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0032933397     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.153.1.33     Document Type: Article

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