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Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in children: Epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and sequelae

The prevalence of pediatric obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is approximately 3% in children. Adenotonsillar hypertrophy is the most common cause of OSAS in children, and obesity, hypotonic neuromuscular diseases, and craniofacial anomalies are other major risk factors. Snoring is the most co...

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Autores principales: Chang, Sun Jung, Chae, Kyu Young
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Pediatric Society 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3004499/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21189956
http://dx.doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2010.53.10.863