Association of Childhood Asthma and Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Retrospective Cohort Study from a Nationwide Population-based Database

Chien-Heng Lin^1,2, Wei-Ching Lin^3,4,5, Cheng-Li Lin^4,5 and Liang-Wen Hang^6,7*

¹Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, China Medical University Children’s Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

²Department of Biomedical Imaging and Radiological Science, College of Health Care, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan

³Department of Radiology, College of MedicineCollege of Medicine, School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan

⁴College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan

⁵Management Office for Health Data, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

⁶Department of Respiratory Therapy, College of Health Care, China Medical University, Taiwan

⁷Sleep Medicine Center, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taiwan

^*Corresponding Author: Liang-Wen Hang, MD, Sleep Medicine Center, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, No. 2, Yuh-Der Road, Taichung-404, Taiwan, Tel: 886422052121 Email: