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Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Obese Community-Dwelling Children: The NANOS Study

2014; Oxford University Press; Volume: 37; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5665/sleep.3666

ISSN

1550-9109

Autores

María Luz Alonso-Álvarez, José Cordero-Guevara, Joaquín Téran‐Santos, Mónica González, María José Jurado, Jaime Corral‐Peñafiel, Joaquín Durán‐Cantolla, David Gozal, David Gozal,

Tópico(s)

Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications

Resumo

Introduction:Obesity in children is assumed to serve as a major risk factor in pediatric obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). However, the prevalence of OSAS in otherwise healthy obese children from the community is unknown.

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