Adenotonsillectomy for childhood sleep apnea: CAT
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Growth after adenotonsillectomy for obstructive sleep apnea: an RCT.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Adenotonsillectomy for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) may lead to weight gain, which can have deleterious health effects when leading to obesity. However, previous data have been from nonrandomized uncontrolled studies, limiting inferences. This study examined the anthropometric changes over a 7-month interval in a randomized controlled trial of adenotonsillec...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medwave
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0717-6384
DOI: 10.5867/medwave.2013.09.5825