The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 149, Issue 3 , Pages 342-347 , September 2006

Neighborhood disadvantage as a risk factor for pediatric obstructive sleep apnea

Received 19 December 2005 ,Revised 9 March 2006 ,Accepted 26 April 2006.

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 Supported by grants R01HL60957, 5T32HD041923, K23HL04426, R01NR02707, R01070916, and M01RR00080 from the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.

PII: S0022-3476(06)00385-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.04.061

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 149, Issue 3 , Pages 342-347 , September 2006

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