Making sense out of the tonsillectomy literature

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 73, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1499-1506

  Mink, Jonah W ^a   Shaha, Steven H ^c   Brodsky, Linda ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c Eclipsys Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenotonsillectomy; Literature review; T A; Technique; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

CASE STUDY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TONSILLECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; PHARYNGEAL DISEASES; PUBLICATIONS; TONSILLECTOMY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349522259     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2009.02.022     Document Type: Review

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