Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in children

Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 425-440

  Tauman, Riva ^a   Gozal, David ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

adenotonsillectomy; cardiovascular; children; neurobehavioral; obesity; obstructive sleep apnea; polysomnography

Indexed keywords

MONTELUKAST; STEROID;

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIORAL DYSREGULATION; BILEVEL POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION; CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DEPRESSION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; GROWTH DISORDER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MANDIBLE RECONSTRUCTION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; TONSILLECTOMY; TRACHEOSTOMY; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 79959771252     PISSN: 17476348     EISSN: 17476356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/ers.11.7     Document Type: Review

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