Is childhood obstructive sleep apnoea an independent risk factor of hypertension in adulthood?

Affiliations

¹ Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia rosemary.horne@monash.edu.
² Pediatrics, Chulalongkorn University Faculty of Medicine, Bangkok, Thailand.

Editorial

Rosemary S C Horne et al. Thorax. 2020 May.

. 2020 May;75(5):364.

doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-214594. Epub 2020 Mar 24.

¹ Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia rosemary.horne@monash.edu.
² Pediatrics, Chulalongkorn University Faculty of Medicine, Bangkok, Thailand.

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Keywords: sleep apnoea.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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