Measuring quality of life in children with adenotonsillar disease with the child health questionnaire: A first U.K. study

Laryngoscope

Volumn 114, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1849-1855

  Georgalas, Christos ^a   Tolley, Neil ^a   Kanagalingam, Jeevendra ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adenotonsillar disease; child health questionnaire; quality of life

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADENOTONSILLAR DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; TONSIL DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; SLEEP DISORDERS; SNORING; TONSILLITIS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 4944261723     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: 15314995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-200410000-00032     Document Type: Article

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