Adenotonsillectomy for obstructive sleep-disordered breathing in childhood: The Chania community oximetry-based study

Athanasios G. Kaditis (Athens, Greece), Theognosia S. Chimona, Konstantinos Chaidas, Panagiota Asimakopoulou, Alexandros Ladias, Efklidis K. Proimos, Chariton E. Papadakis, Athanasios G. Kaditis

Source: International Congress 2016 – Advanced lung function testing in childhood respiratory and sleep disease
Session: Advanced lung function testing in childhood respiratory and sleep disease
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 381
Disease area: Sleep and breathing disorders

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Athanasios G. Kaditis (Athens, Greece), Theognosia S. Chimona, Konstantinos Chaidas, Panagiota Asimakopoulou, Alexandros Ladias, Efklidis K. Proimos, Chariton E. Papadakis, Athanasios G. Kaditis. Adenotonsillectomy for obstructive sleep-disordered breathing in childhood: The Chania community oximetry-based study. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 381

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