Efficacy of postoperative follow-up telephone calls for patients who underwent adenotonsillectomy

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 126, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 718-721

  Rosbe, Kristina W ^a   Jones, Dwight ^a   Jalisi, Scharukh ^b   Bray, Mary Ann ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALATOPHARYNGEAL INCOMPETENCE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; TELEPHONE; VOICE;

EID: 0034123711     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.126.6.718     Document Type: Article

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