A review of tonsillectomy for recurrent throat infection

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 48, Issue 431, 1998, Pages 1331-1335

  Marshall, Tom ^a,b  

^a Directorate of Public Health and Health Strategy

^b Northamptonshire Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pharyngitis; Randomized controlled trials; Tonsillectomy; Tonsillitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARYNGITIS; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RECURRENCE; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031816366     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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