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Prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in children with sickle cell disease at a tertiary hospital in Saudi Arabia

Tahani Al-Otaibi, Mansour Al-Qwaiee, Huda Faraidi, Fatima Batniji, Faisal Al-Otaibi and Adel Al-Harbi
Saudi Medical Journal June 2017, 38 (6) 616-620; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2017.6.19492
Tahani Al-Otaibi
From the Department of Pediatrics (Al-Otaibi T) King Fahd Military Medical Complex, Dhahran, and the Department of Pediatrics (Al-Qwaiee, Faraidi, Batniji, Al-Otaibi F, Al-Harbi), Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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From the Department of Pediatrics (Al-Otaibi T) King Fahd Military Medical Complex, Dhahran, and the Department of Pediatrics (Al-Qwaiee, Faraidi, Batniji, Al-Otaibi F, Al-Harbi), Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Huda Faraidi
From the Department of Pediatrics (Al-Otaibi T) King Fahd Military Medical Complex, Dhahran, and the Department of Pediatrics (Al-Qwaiee, Faraidi, Batniji, Al-Otaibi F, Al-Harbi), Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Fatima Batniji
From the Department of Pediatrics (Al-Otaibi T) King Fahd Military Medical Complex, Dhahran, and the Department of Pediatrics (Al-Qwaiee, Faraidi, Batniji, Al-Otaibi F, Al-Harbi), Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Faisal Al-Otaibi
From the Department of Pediatrics (Al-Otaibi T) King Fahd Military Medical Complex, Dhahran, and the Department of Pediatrics (Al-Qwaiee, Faraidi, Batniji, Al-Otaibi F, Al-Harbi), Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Adel Al-Harbi
From the Department of Pediatrics (Al-Otaibi T) King Fahd Military Medical Complex, Dhahran, and the Department of Pediatrics (Al-Qwaiee, Faraidi, Batniji, Al-Otaibi F, Al-Harbi), Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Medical Journal Jun 2017, 38 (6) 616-620; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2017.6.19492

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Saudi Medical Journal Jun 2017, 38 (6) 616-620; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2017.6.19492
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