Relief of Upper Airway Obstruction by Adenotonsillectomy

Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 1986, Pages 476-480

  Potsic, William P ^a   Pasquariello, Patrick S ^a   Baranak, Christine Corso ^a   Marsh, Roger R ^a   Miller, Linda M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; THERAPY;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ADENOIDS; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; MOUTH BREATHING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; SNORING; TONSIL; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 0022456263     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: 10976817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019459988609400412     Document Type: Article

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