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Sleep-Disordered Breathing Often Recurs Following Adenotonsillectomy in Children
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Title Sleep-Disordered Breathing Often Recurs Following Adenotonsillectomy in Children
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/571519?src=rss
Description Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) recurs in about half of children who undergo adenotonsillectomy to treat the condition, according to a small prospective study reported in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine for March 15. Reuters Health Information
Category Articles > General Surgery
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Date Mar 20, 2008
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