Upper Airway Structure and Body Fat Composition in Obese Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndr...
Upper Airway Structure and Body Fat Composition in Obese Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
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New York, NY: American Thoracic Society
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English
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New York, NY: American Thoracic Society
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Mechanisms leading to obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in obese children are not well understood.
The aim of the study was to determine anatomical risk factors associated with OSAS in obese children as compared with obese control subjects without OSAS.
Magnetic resonance imaging was used to determine the size of upper airway structure,...
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Upper Airway Structure and Body Fat Composition in Obese Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3081285
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3081285
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1073-449X,1535-4970
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1535-4970
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10.1164/rccm.201008-1249OC
