Impact of adenotonsillectomy on quality of life in children with obstructive sleep disorders

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 128, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 489-496

  De Serres, Lianne M ^a,b   Derkay, Craig ^c   Sie, Kathleen ^d,e   Biavati, Michael ^f   Jones, Jacqueline ^g   Tunkel, David ^h   Manning, Scott ^d,e   Inglis, Andrew F ^d,e   Haddad Jr , Joseph ^b   Tampakopoulou, Dimitra ^b   Weinberg, Alan D ⁱ  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Landstuhl Regional Medical Center   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f Hospital Dallas   (United States)

^g Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^h JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; DYSPHAGIA; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SPEECH DISORDER; TONSIL DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036247133     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.128.5.489     Document Type: Article

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