Robin sequence: From diagnosis to development of an effective management plan

Pediatrics

Volumn 127, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 936-948

  Evans, Kelly N ^a,c   Sie, Kathleen C ^a,c   Hopper, Richard A ^a,c   Glass, Robin P ^b,c   Hing, Anne V ^a,c   Cunningham, Michael L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway obstruction; Glossoptosis; Management strategies; Micrognathia; Robin sequence

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PIERRE ROBIN SYNDROME; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT PLANNING; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 79955515094     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-2615     Document Type: Review

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