Is wheezing associated with decreased sleep quality in Sri Lankan children? A questionnaire study

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 579-583

  Verhulst, S L ^a   Vekemans, K ^a   Ho, E ^a   Aerts, L ^a   Jacobs, S ^a   De Backer, L A ^a   Dhanapala, H ^b   Perera, P ^b   De Backer, W A ^a   Desager, K N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b Base Hospital Gampaha   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Asthma; Child; Sleep disturbances; Sleep disordered breathing

Indexed keywords

APNEA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC RHINITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESTLESSNESS; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER; SNORING; SRI LANKA; WHEEZING;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; SLEEP; SRI LANKA;

EID: 34347398870     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: 10990496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.20599     Document Type: Article

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