Body mass index as an indicator of obstructive sleep apnea in pediatric Down syndrome

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 74, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 768-772

  Shires, Courtney B ^a   Anold, Sandra L ^a   Schoumacher, Robert A ^a   Dehoff, George W ^a   Donepudi, Sreekrishna K ^a   Stocks, Rose Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; Down syndrome; Obstructive sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

AGE; APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN SATURATION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; PALATINE TONSIL; PATHOLOGY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; PALATINE TONSIL; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 79952010005     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: 18728464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2010.03.050     Document Type: Article

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