Journal of Sleep Disorders & Therapy

Journal of Sleep Disorders & Therapy
Open Access

ISSN: 2167-0277

Research Article - (2017) Volume 6, Issue 2

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

Chien-Heng Lin1,2, Wei-Ching Lin3,4,5, Cheng-Li Lin4,5 and Liang-Wen Hang6,7*
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:

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