The clinical significance of adenoid-choanae area ratio in children with adenoid hypertrophy

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 235-239

  Chien, Chih Yen ^a   Chen, An Min ^b   Hwang, Chung Feng ^a   Su, Chih Ying ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO LTD   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adenoid hypertrophy

Indexed keywords

ADENOID; ADENOID HYPERTROPHY; ADENOIDECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH BREATHING; NASOPHARYNX; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; PHARYNX DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SNORING; TELESCOPE; TONSILLECTOMY;

ADENOIDS; ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MOUTH BREATHING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; NASOPHARYNX; PHOTOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SNORING; TONSIL; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 12344293664     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2004.09.007     Document Type: Article

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