Risk factors of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in children

Risk factors of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in children

Abstract Background The known risk factors of childhood OSAS include tonsillar and adenoidhypertrophy, obesity, craniofacial anomalies, neuromuscular disorders and African-American (AA) ancestry. Whether other factors such as allergic rhinitis (AR), premature, environmental tobacco smoking (ETS) are...

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Main Authors: Zhifei Xu, Yunxiao Wu, Jun Tai, Guoshuang Feng, Wentong Ge, Li Zheng, Zhe Zhou, Xin Ni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Subjects:
Obstructive sleep apnea
Risk factor
Obesity
Breastfeeding
Adenotonsillar hypertrophy
Child
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40463-020-0404-1

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