Down syndrome and sleep-disordered breathing: The dentist's role

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 307-312

  Waldman, H Barry ^a   Hasan, Faysal M ^b,c   Perlman, Steven ^d  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH SHORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental care for disabled; Dental devices; Down syndrome; Obstructive sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

EID: 62949086529     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2009.0159     Document Type: Article

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