General practitioner consultations after a paediatric tonsillectomy

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 97-102

  Jones, Terence M ^a   Temple, Robert H ^a   Morar, Pradeep ^a   Roland, Nicholas J ^a   Rogers, John H ^a  

^a ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

chewing gum; complications; tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHEWING GUM; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TONSILLECTOMY;

CHEWING GUM; CHILD; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 0031555845     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5876(96)01459-0     Document Type: Article

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