Journal of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 3 , Pages 153-157 , April 2011

Sleep-related disordered breathing in children with syndromic craniosynostosis

  • Suhail Al-Saleh

      Affiliations

    • Division of Respiratory Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Andrea Riekstins

      Affiliations

    • Division of Respiratory Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Christopher R. Forrest

      Affiliations

    • Division of Plastic Surgery, Center for Craniofacial Care or Research, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • John H. Philips

      Affiliations

    • Division of Plastic Surgery, Center for Craniofacial Care or Research, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Jeremy Gibbons

      Affiliations

    • Division of Respiratory Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Indra Narang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Respiratory Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Division of Respiratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada. Tel.: +1 416 813 6346; fax: +1 416 813 6246.

Received 18 December 2009 ,Accepted 23 April 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2010.04.011

Journal of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 3 , Pages 153-157 , April 2011

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