title: Obstructive sleep apnea in children.
abstract: Daina Dreimane, MD, discusses the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and surgical and medical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Daina
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dreimane
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy