@article{3124745, title = "The Role of Co-Morbidities", author = "Konstantinopoulou, S. and Sideris, G.A. and Delrosso, L.M.", journal = "Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care", year = "2016", volume = "46", number = "1", pages = "7-10", publisher = "Mosby Year Book Inc", issn = "1538-5442, 1538-3199", doi = "10.1016/j.cppeds.2015.10.010", keywords = "allergic rhinitis; Article; asthma; child; childhood disease; comorbidity; gastroesophageal reflux; human; pediatrics; sleep disordered breathing; adolescent; asthma; comorbidity; gastroesophageal reflux; pathophysiology; Pediatric Obesity; prevalence; Rhinitis, Allergic; risk factor; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive; United States, Adolescent; Asthma; Child; Comorbidity; Gastroesophageal Reflux; Humans; Pediatric Obesity; Prevalence; Rhinitis, Allergic; Risk Factors; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive; United States", abstract = "Medical conditions can impact sleep and breathing in children. Gastroesophageal reflux disease, allergic rhinitis and asthma are common in children and often coexist with obstructive sleep apnea. Appropriate identification and management of these conditions can improve nocturnal and diurnal symptoms of sleep disordered breathing. We discuss the relationship between these medical conditions and obstructive sleep apnea in children. © 2016 Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved." }