Relationship between adenoid size and severity of obstructive sleep apnea in preschool children

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 76, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1827-1830

  Tagaya, Mitsuhiko ^a,b   Nakata, Seiichi ^a,c   Yasuma, Fumihiko ^d   Miyazaki, Soichiro ^e   Sasaki, Fumihiko ^f   Morinaga, Mami ^a,g   Suzuki, Keisuke ^a   Otake, Hironao ^a   Nakashima, Tsutomu ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TOSEI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d National Hospital Organization   (Japan)

^e SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^f Takaoka clinic ^*  (Japan)

^g NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION NAGOYA MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adenoid; Apnea index; Obstructive sleep apnea; Preschool children; Tonsil; Upper airway morphology

Indexed keywords

ADENOID; ADENOID HYPERTROPHY; ADENOID SIZE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING;

ADENOIDS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; INCIDENCE; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 84869098927     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: 18728464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2012.09.010     Document Type: Article

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