International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 5 , Pages 421-423 , May 2010

Can parents predict obstructive sleep apnea in children with syndromic or complex craniosynostosis?

  • N. Bannink

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress: Natalja Bannink, Erasmus MC – Sophia Children's Hospital, Department of Plastic Surgery, Sk-1202, P.O. Box 2060, 3000 CB Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 107036818; Fax: +31 107036844.
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  • I.M.J. Mathijssen
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  • K.F.M. Joosten

,Accepted 1 February 2010.

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PII: S0901-5027(10)00044-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2010.02.001

International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 5 , Pages 421-423 , May 2010

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