Body Position and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children
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[Obstructive sleep apnea in children].
Childhood obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is characterized by recurrent episodes of partial or complete upper airway obstruction during sleep. The disease encompasses a continuum from primary snoring (a benign condition without physiological alterations or associated complications) to increased upper airway resistance, obstructive hypoventilation and OSAS. The prevalence of snoring is h...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Sleep
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1550-9109,0161-8105
DOI: 10.1093/sleep/25.1.66