Pattern of upper airway obstruction in overweight/obese children with obstructive sleep apnoea and without prior upper airway surgery.>

A. Boudewyns (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium), E. Van De Perck (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium), K. Van Hoorenbeeck (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium), S. Verhulst (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium), V. Saldien (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium), O. Vanderveken (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium)

Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – Respiratory physiology and sleep: what is new?
Session: Respiratory physiology and sleep: what is new?
Session type: E-poster session
Number: 1227
Disease area: Sleep and breathing disorders

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