Spontaneous resolution of tonsillitis in children on the waiting list for tonsillectomy

Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 428-430

  Woolford, T J ^a,b   Ahmed, A ^a   Willatt, D J ^a   Rothera, M P ^a  

^a ROYAL MANCHESTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Spontaneous resolution; Tonsillectomy; Tonsillitis; Waiting list

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REMISSION; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 0033788365     PISSN: 03077772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2273.2000.00402.x     Document Type: Article

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