Obesity hypoventilation syndrome: A different beast

Paediatrics and Child Health (Canada)

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 36-

  Folman, Ralph ^a   Grenier, Danielle ^b   Birken, Catherine ^a   Campisi, Paolo ^a   Do, Minh T ^c   Forte, Vito ^a   MacLusky, Ian ^d   McCrindle, Brian W ^a   Narang, Indra ^a   Witmans, Manisha ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN PAEDIATRIC SOCIETY   (Canada)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NOTE; OBESITY HYPOVENTILATION SYNDROME; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; SCHOOL CHILD; SNORING;

EID: 84872510873     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pch/18.1.36     Document Type: Note

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