Effect of tonsillectomy on recurrent sore throats in adults: Patients' perspectives

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Oluwasanmi, Adenike Folake ^a,b   Thornton, Martin Robert ^a   Khalil, Hisham Saleh ^a   Tierney, Paul Anthony ^a  

^a SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Percentage Resolution; Sore Throats; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONSULTATION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SORE THROAT; TONSILLECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PHARYNGITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34249683785     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215105002197     Document Type: Article

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