Prevalence of childhood obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and its role in daytime sleepiness.

OBJECTIVES:To investigate childhood obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and its role in daytime sleepiness among school-age children. METHODS:A questionnaire survey was conducted with 25,211 children aged 6-15 (mean, 10.39) years attending 148 elementary and 71 middle schools in 10 prefectures a...

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Main Authors: Eriko Tsukada, Shingo Kitamura, Minori Enomoto, Aiko Moriwaki, Yoko Kamio, Takashi Asada, Tetsuaki Arai, Kazuo Mishima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6169921?pdf=render