Clinicals And Upper Airway Characteristics in Obese Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Introduction: Obesity is a factor that is strongly related to the occurrence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults, although this association remains controversial for children. Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the clinical and upper airway cha...
Main Authors: | Eli O Martinelli, Fernanda Louise M Haddad, Renato Stefanini, Gustavo A Moreira, Priscila B Rapoport, Luis Carlos Gregório, Sérgio Tufik, Lia Rita A Bittencourt |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.
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Series: | Sleep Science |
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Online Access: | http://www.sleepscience.org.br/export-pdf/398/v10n1a01.pdf |
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