Preoperative characteristics and postoperative outcomes following adenoidectomy in children

Journal of Otolaryngology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-25

  Lee, John ^a   Cohen Kerem, Raanan ^a   Crysdale, William S ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adenoid hypertrophy; Adenoidectomy

Indexed keywords

ADENOIDECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE AIRFLOW; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARYNX DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ADENOIDS; CHILD; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34248639028     PISSN: 03816605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2005.0016     Document Type: Article

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