Paediatric obstructive sleep apnoea

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 340, Issue 7754, 2010, Pages 1018-1023

  Powell, Steven ^a   Kubba, Haytham ^b   O'Brien, Chris ^c   Tremlett, Mike ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUTICASONE; STEROID;

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; ANAMNESIS; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RHINITIS; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SNORING; TONSILLITIS; TREATMENT INDICATION;

CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SNORING;

EID: 77953931500     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c1918     Document Type: Review

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