A controlled study of sleep related disordered breathing in obese children

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Authors

Yun Kwok Wing · Chinese University of Hong Kong

Abstract

Results suggest that obese children are at increased risk of obstructive SDB; the presence of any pharyngeal lymphoid tissue enlargement in obese children should therefore be aggressively managed.

Topics & Keywords

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research Neuroscience of respiration and sleep Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volume 88, Issue 12, pp. 1043-1047

DOI: 10.1136/adc.88.12.1043

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