Upper airway size while sucking on a pacifier in an infant with micrognathia

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 44, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 78-79

  Tonkin, Shirley L ^a   Vogel, Sally A ^b   Gunn, Alistair J ^c  

^a New Zealand Cot Death Association   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Apparent life threatening events (ALTE); Middle airway space; Pacifier; Upper airways obstruction

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BREATHING PATTERN; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; MICROGNATHIA; NEWBORN; PACIFIER; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SUCKING; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UMBILICUS;

CYANOSIS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MICROGNATHISM; NEW ZEALAND; PACIFIERS; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SUCKING BEHAVIOR; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 36849047228     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2007.01259.x     Document Type: Article

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