Impact of tonsillectomy on quality of life in adults with chronic tonsillitis

Swiss Medical Weekly

Volumn 137, Issue 31-32, 2007, Pages 454-461

  Schwentner, Ilona ^a   Höfer, Stefan ^a   Schmutzhard, Joachim ^a   Deibl, Martina ^a   Sprinzl, Georg M ^b  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chronic tonsillitis; Health related quality of life; Hot and cold tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 34548160697     PISSN: 14247860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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