International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 74, Issue 7 , Pages 768-772 , July 2010

Body mass index as an indicator of obstructive sleep apnea in pediatric Down syndrome

  • Courtney B. Shires

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 910 Madison Avenue, Room 428, Memphis, TN 38163, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 901 448 5886; fax: +1 901 448 5120.
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  • Sandra L. Anold

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 50 N Dunlap Street, Memphis, TN 38103, USA
    • Tel.: +1 9014485500; fax: +1 901 448 7836.
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  • Robert A. Schoumacher

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 50 N Dunlap Street, Memphis, TN 38103, USA
    • Tel.: +1 9014485500; fax: +1 901 448 7836.
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  • George W. Dehoff

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 956 Court Avenue, Room H314, Memphis, TN, USA
    • Tel.: +1 901 448 5814; fax: +1 901 448 7836.
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  • Sreekrishna K. Donepudi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 910 Madison Avenue, Room 428, Memphis, TN 38163, USA
    • Tel.: +1 901 448 5886; fax: +1 901 448 5120.
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  • Rose Mary Stocks

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 910 Madison Avenue, Room 428, Memphis, TN 38163, USA
    • Tel.: +1 901 448 5886; fax: +1 901 448 5120.

Received 19 September 2009 ,Revised 20 March 2010 ,Accepted 23 March 2010.

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☆ Presented at the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngologists 2007 Spring Meeting at the Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings in San Diego, CA, USA on April 27, 2007.

PII: S0165-5876(10)00165-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2010.03.050

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 74, Issue 7 , Pages 768-772 , July 2010

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