Parental understanding and attitudes of pediatric obstructive sleep apnea and adenotonsillectomy

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 71, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1709-1715

  Strocker, Ali M ^a   Shapiro, Nina L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenotonsillar hypertrophy; Adenotonsillectomy; Obstructive sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; FAILURE TO THRIVE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ADENOIDS; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; INFANT; MALE; PARENTS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 35248884406     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2007.07.016     Document Type: Article

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