IMPLICATIONS OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA IN CHILDREN WITH OBESITY
Obstructive sleep apnea is a chronic and severe breathing-related disorder, caused by adeno-tonsillar hypertrophy and has major impact in children. Obesity is a signifiant risk factor in the pathogenesis of this disease through alteration of the anatomy and the collapsibility of airways which alters...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Romanian Society of Oral Rehabilitation
2022-12-01
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Series: | Romanian Journal of Oral Rehabilitation |
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Online Access: | https://www.rjor.ro/implications-of-obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-children-with-obesity/ |