Referrals of pediatric patients to a sleep center during its first 5 years

. 2022 Jul 30;20(4):605-606.

doi: 10.1007/s41105-022-00409-1. eCollection 2022 Oct.

Sakurako Tanno¹, Yasunori Oka¹, Teruyoshi Uetani^{1

2}, Atsushi Kikuchi^{1

3}, Kazuhisa Nishimura^{1

2}, Yuri Kawasaki¹, Hiroshi Shimizu¹, Yoko Fujino¹, Yasuhiko Tanno⁴

Affiliations

¹ Center for Sleep Medicine, Ehime University Hospital, 454 Shitsukawa, Toon, 791-0295 Japan.
² Second Department of Internal Medicine, Ehime University Hospital, Toon, Japan.
³ Kikuchi Clinic, Yawatahama, Japan.
⁴ Faculty of Collaborative Regional Innovation, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Japan.

Sakurako Tanno et al. Sleep Biol Rhythms. 2022.

. 2022 Jul 30;20(4):605-606.

doi: 10.1007/s41105-022-00409-1. eCollection 2022 Oct.

Sakurako Tanno¹, Yasunori Oka¹, Teruyoshi Uetani^{1

2}, Atsushi Kikuchi^{1

3}, Kazuhisa Nishimura^{1

2}, Yuri Kawasaki¹, Hiroshi Shimizu¹, Yoko Fujino¹, Yasuhiko Tanno⁴

¹ Center for Sleep Medicine, Ehime University Hospital, 454 Shitsukawa, Toon, 791-0295 Japan.
² Second Department of Internal Medicine, Ehime University Hospital, Toon, Japan.
³ Kikuchi Clinic, Yawatahama, Japan.
⁴ Faculty of Collaborative Regional Innovation, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Japan.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interestThe authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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