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Sleep Apnea and Down's Syndrome

Åke Dahlqvist From the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital of Umeå, Umeå, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Eva Rask From the Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Umeå, Umeå, Sweden
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Carl-Johan Rosenqvist From the Pediatrics and Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital of Umeå, Umeå, Sweden
,
Carin Sahlin From the Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital of Umeå, Umeå, Sweden
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Karl A. Franklin From the Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital of Umeå, Umeå, Sweden
Pages 1094-1097 | Received 24 Apr 2003, Accepted 10 Jul 2003, Published online: 01 Apr 2016

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