Adenotonsillectomy as first-line treatment for sleep-disordered breathing in obese children

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 177, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1399-

  Verhulst, Stijn L ^a   De Backer, Jan ^a   Van Gaal, Luc ^a   De Backer, Wilfried ^a   Desager, Kristine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; AFRICAN AMERICAN; BODY MASS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; LETTER; OBESITY; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ADENOIDECTOMY; CHILD; HUMAN; NOTE; TONSILLECTOMY; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADENOIDECTOMY; CHILD; HUMANS; OBESITY; PATIENT SELECTION; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; TONSILLECTOMY; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 44949095263     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.177.12.1399     Document Type: Letter

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