Quality of life after tonsillectomy in adults with recurrent or chronic tonsillitis

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 138, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2008, Pages

  Witsell, David L ^a,b   Orvidas, Laura J ^c   Stewart, Michael G ^d   Hannley, Maureen T ^b   Weaver, Edward M ^e   Yueh, Bevan ^e   Smith, Timothy L ^f   Goldstein, Nira A ^g  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC TONSILLITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENT DISEASE; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENCE; TIME FACTORS; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 37349122157     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2007.08.015     Document Type: Article

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