Cardiovascular Consequences in Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Is It Possible to Predict Them?

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Pablo E Brockmann. Sleep. 2015.

. 2015 Sep 1;38(9):1343-4.

doi: 10.5665/sleep.4960.

¹ Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Pulmonology, Sleep Center, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile.

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The Effect of Adenotonsillectomy for Childhood Sleep Apnea on Cardiometabolic Measures.
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