Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea: Complications, management, and long-term outcomes

Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 274-282

  Capdevila, Oscar Sans ^a   Kheirandish Gozal, Leila ^a   Dayyat, Ehab ^a   Gozal, David ^a,b  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenotonsillar hypertrophy; Inflammation, upper airway; Obstructive sleep apnea; Snoring; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CHILD; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DISEASE COURSE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRICS; PHENOTYPE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

CHILD; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 39049138787     PISSN: 15463222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1513/pats.200708-138MG     Document Type: Review

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