Are sleep studies worth doing?
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Are sleep studies worth doing?
AIMS To evaluate a sleep study service for children suspected of having sleep related upper airway obstruction (SRUAO). DESIGN Prospective survey. SETTING Paediatric and ear, nose, and throat clinics of the Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust. SUBJECTS Consecutively referred children with SRUAO symptoms. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Sleep study data, referring clinician's impression, and completed ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0003-9888
DOI: 10.1136/adc.84.1.89h