North of England and Scotland study of tonsillectomy and adeno-tonsillectomy in children (NESSTAC): A pragmatic randomised controlled trial with a parallel nonrandomised preference study

Health Technology Assessment

Volumn 14, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 1-190

  Lock, C ^a   Wilson, J ^a,b   Steen, N ^a   Eccles, M ^a   Mason, H ^a   Carrie, S ^b   Clarke, R ^c   Kubba, H ^d   Raine, C ^e   Zarod, A ^f   Brittain, K ^a   Vanoli, A ^a   Bond, J ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^e BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^f BOOTH HALL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CURETTAGE; DIATHERMY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SORE THROAT; TONSILLECTOMY; WATCHFUL WAITING;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; SCOTLAND; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 77950642023     PISSN: 13665278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3310/hta14130     Document Type: Article

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