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Sleep and Breathing in Children: Developmental Changes in Breathing During Sleep, Second Edition
Contributor(s): Marcus, Carole (Editor), Carroll, John M. (Editor), Donnelly, David (Editor)
ISBN: 1420060821     ISBN-13: 9781420060829
Publisher: CRC Press
OUR PRICE:   $16.10  
Product Type: Hardcover
Published: March 2008
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Annotation: Infants and children spend one- to two-thirds of their life asleep. Despite this, very little attention has been paid to understanding both normal sleep and sleep-related abnormalities during child development. This volume is devoted to breathing during sleep, its changes with development (from the fetus onwards), and the pathophysiology of sleep-related breathing disorders.
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BISAC Categories:
- Medical | Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine
- Medical | Internal Medicine
- Medical | Pediatrics
Dewey: 612.921
LCCN: 2007035094
Series: Lung Biology in Health and Disease
Physical Information: 1.4" H x 6.34" W x 9.25" (2.16 lbs) 652 pages
 
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Infants and children spend one- to two-thirds of their life asleep. Despite this, very little attention has been paid to understanding both normal sleep and sleep-related abnormalities during child development. This volume is devoted to breathing during sleep, its changes with development (from the fetus onwards), and the pathophysiology of sleep-related breathing disorders.

Sleep and Breathing in Children:

  • investigates breathing during sleep from the fetus onwards
  • examines the effects of sleep on upper airway resistance, ventilatory drive, and respiratory muscle tone
  • compares differences between childhood and adult obstructive sleep apnea, and the profound changes in breathing and sleep during growth and maturation
  • discusses the current research within the field of pediatric sleep disorders
  • reviews the history of childhood obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, and outlines a future framework for the study of childhood sleep-disordered breathing