Adenoid size assessment: A comparison of palpation, nasendoscopy and mirror examination

Clinical Otolaryngology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 39-41

  Chisholm, Edward J ^a,b   Lew Gor, S ^a   Hajioff, D ^a   Caulfield, H ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adenoid; Assessment; Nasendoscopy; Palpation; Postnasal space

Indexed keywords

ADENOID; ADENOIDECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHOANA OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOSCOPY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MYRINGOTOMY; NASENDOSCOPY; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; ORGAN SIZE; PALPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; TECHNIQUE; TONSILLECTOMY;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ADENOIDS; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; INFANT; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; PALPATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 17244363778     PISSN: 17494478     EISSN: 17494486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2273.2004.00903.x     Document Type: Article

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