Tonsil and syndrome-related diseases associated with sleep apnea

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International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 32 (Supp!.) (1995) S53

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Tonsil and syndrome-related diseases associated with sleep apnea Wolfgang Pirsiga (Chairman), Adele c. Engelberts b , Elisabeth Hultcrantz A. Richard Mawd C

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aSection of Rhinology and Rhoncopathies, ENT-Department, University of Ulm, D-89075, Ulm, Germany hDepartment of Pediatrics, Stichting Deventer Ziekenhuizen, Deventer, The Netherlands ''Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Uppsala University, S-75/ 85 Uppsala, Sweden "Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Litfiefd House, Litfield Place, Clifton, Bristol BS8 3LS, UK

Tonsil- and syndrome-related diseases and sleep apnea W. Pirsig The role of obstructive apnea in sudden infant death syndrome and apparent life threatening event A.C. Engelberts The epidemiology of sleep-related breathing disorder in children E. Hultcrantz, B. LoJstrand-Tidestrom, J. Ahlquist-Rastad Screening for obstructive sleep apnoea in children G. Owen, R. Canter, R. Maw

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