Adenotonsillectomy in childhood obstructive sleep apnea syndrome improves polysomnographic measures of breathing and sleep, but not attention and executive function

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 163, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1528-1532

  Brouillette, Robert T ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYHEMOGLOBIN;

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; ATTENTION; BREATHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; NOTE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SOMNOLENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84886710931     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.08.056     Document Type: Article

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