Assessment of the consensus about tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy among pediatricians and otolaryngologists

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 133-136

  Faramarzi, A ^a   Kadivar, M R ^a   Heydari, S T ^b   Tavasoli, M ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Adenoidectomy; Consensus; Indication; Otolaryngologist; Pediatrician; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ADENOIDECTOMY; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONSENSUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ADENOIDS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CONSENSUS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; PALATINE TONSIL; PEDIATRICS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 72649097928     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2009.10.024     Document Type: Article

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