Nocturnal hypoxemia in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of nocturnal hypoxemia and its association with pulmonary function, nutritional status, sleep macrostructure, and obstructive respiratory events during sleep in a population of clinically stable children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis (CF).METHODS: This w...

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Main Authors: Regina Terse Trindade Ramos, Maria Angélica Pinheiro Santana, Priscila de Carvalho Almeida, Almério de Souza Machado Júnior, José Bouzas Araújo-Filho, Cristina Salles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2013-12-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132013000600667&lng=en&tlng=en