Tonsillectomy: Assessment of quality by consultation rate after discharge

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 135-139

  Rungby, Jeanne A ^a,b   Rømeling, Frans ^a   Borum, Peter ^a  

^a Department of Otorhinolaryngology   (Denmark)

^b NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Quality control; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TELEPHONE; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033015507     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022215100143385     Document Type: Article

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