![Show Menu](styles/mobile-menu.png)
![Page Background](./../common/page-substrates/page0099.jpg)
21. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention. Clinical growth charts.
Available at:
www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/ clinical_charts.htm. Accessed November
20, 2014
22. Varni JW, Seid M, Kurtin PS. PedsQL 4.0:
reliability and validity of the Pediatric
Quality of Life Inventory version 4.0
generic core scales in healthy and
patient populations.
Med Care
. 2001;
39(8):800
–
812
23. Franco RA Jr, Rosenfeld RM, Rao M. First
place
—
resident clinical science award
1999. Quality of life for children with
obstructive sleep apnea.
Otolaryngol
Head Neck Surg
. 2000;123(1 pt 1):9
–
16
24. Bannink N, Maliepaard M, Raat H,
Joosten KF, Mathijssen IM. Reliability and
validity of the obstructive sleep apnea-18
survey in healthy children and children
with syndromic craniosynostosis.
J Dev
Behav Pediatr
. 2011;32(1):27
–
33
25. Chervin RD, Hedger K, Dillon JE, Pituch
KJ. Pediatric sleep questionnaire (PSQ):
validity and reliability of scales for sleep-
disordered breathing, snoring,
sleepiness, and behavioral problems.
Sleep Med
. 2000;1(1):21
–
32
26. Chervin RD, Ruzicka DL, Giordani BJ,
et al. Sleep-disordered breathing,
behavior, and cognition in children
before and after adenotonsillectomy.
Pediatrics
. 2006;117(4). Available at:
www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/full/117/4/e769
27. Melendres MC, Lutz JM, Rubin ED,
Marcus CL. Daytime sleepiness and
hyperactivity in children with suspected
sleep-disordered breathing.
Pediatrics
.
2004;114(3):768
–
775
28. Bhattacharjee R, Kheirandish-Gozal L,
Spruyt K, et al. Adenotonsillectomy
outcomes in treatment of obstructive
sleep apnea in children: a multicenter
retrospective study.
Am J Respir Crit
Care Med
. 2010;182(5):676
–
683
29. Brietzke SE, Gallagher D. The
effectiveness of tonsillectomy and
adenoidectomy in the treatment of
pediatric obstructive sleep apnea/
hypopnea syndrome: a meta-analysis.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
. 2006;
134(6):979
–
984
30. Friedman M, Wilson M, Lin HC, Chang
HW. Updated systematic review of
tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy for
treatment of pediatric obstructive
sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
. 2009;
140(6):800
–
808
31. Mitchell RB, Kelly J. Adenotonsillectomy
for obstructive sleep apnea in obese
children.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
.
2004;131(1):104
–
108
32. Tran KD, Nguyen CD, Weedon J, Goldstein
NA. Child behavior and quality of life in
pediatric obstructive sleep apnea.
Arch
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
. 2005;
131(1):52
–
57
33. Stewart MG, Glaze DG, Friedman EM,
Smith EO, Bautista M. Quality of life and
sleep study
fi
ndings after
adenotonsillectomy in children with
obstructive sleep apnea.
Arch
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
. 2005;
131(4):308
–
314
34. Mitchell RB, Kelly J. Outcome of
adenotonsillectomy for severe
obstructive sleep apnea in children.
Int J
Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol
. 2004;68(11):
1375
–
1379
35. Schwimmer JB, Burwinkle TM, Varni JW.
Health-related quality of life of severely
obese children and adolescents.
JAMA
.
2003;289(14):1813
–
1819
36. Rosen CL, Larkin EK, Kirchner HL, et al.
Prevalence and risk factors for sleep-
disordered breathing in 8- to 11-year-old
children: association with race and
prematurity.
J Pediatr
. 2003;142(4):
383
–
389
37. Varni JW, Limbers CA, Burwinkle TM.
Impaired health-related quality of life in
children and adolescents with chronic
conditions: a comparative analysis of 10
disease clusters and 33 disease
categories/severities utilizing the PedsQL
4.0 Generic Core Scales.
Health Qual Life
Outcomes
. 2007;5:43
GARETZ et al
77