Incidence of peritonsillar abscess and relationship to age and gender: Retrospective study

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 792-796

  Risberg, Stefan ^a   Engfeldt, Peter ^a   Hugosson, Svante ^b  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS; PERITONSILLAR CELLULITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; TONSIL DISEASE; TONSILLITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CELLULITIS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALATINE TONSIL; PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 52349117960     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540802195226     Document Type: Article

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