Elevated morbidity and health care use in children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-61

  Tarasiuk, Ariel ^a   Greenberg Dotan, Sari ^b   Simon Tuval, Tzahit ^b   Freidman, Bruria ^b   Goldbart, Aviv D ^b   Tal, Asher ^b   Reuveni, Haim ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Children; Heath care use; Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome; Respiratory tract morbidity

Indexed keywords

CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD CARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 33846250860     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200604-577OC     Document Type: Review

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