The multiple challenges of obstructive sleep apnea in children: Morbidity and treatment

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 654-658

  Gozal, David ^a   Kheirandish Gozal, Leila ^a  

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

Author keywords

Adenotonsillectomy; Corticosteroids; Endothelial function; Hypertension; Inflammation; Learning; Obesity; Obstructive sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 57149100967     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOP.0b013e328316ec2d     Document Type: Review

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