Effectiveness of Adenotonsillectomy in PFAPA Syndrome: A Randomized Study

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 250-253

  Garavello, Werner ^a   Romagnoli, Marco ^a   Gaini, Renato Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOIDECTOMY; ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PFAPA SYNDROME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN; HUMANS; LYMPHADENITIS; MALE; PHARYNGITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STOMATITIS, APHTHOUS; SYNDROME; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67651085319     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.02.038     Document Type: Article

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