Epidemiology of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome in Chinese children: A two-phase community study

Thorax

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 991-997

  Li, Albert M ^a   So, Hung K ^a   Au, Chun T ^a   Ho, Crover ^b   Lau, Joseph ^b   Ng, Siu K ^a   Abdullah, Victor J ^a   Fok, Tai F ^a   Wing, Yun K ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOID; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHINESE; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TONSIL;

EID: 78149347689     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2010.134858     Document Type: Article

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