Quality of life of children with sleep-disordered breathing treated with adenotonsillectomy

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 193-198

  Powell, S M ^a   Tremlett, M ^a   Bosman, D A ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adenoidectomy; Sleep Disordered Breathing; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; TONSILLECTOMY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADENOIDECTOMY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79951720559     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215110001635     Document Type: Article

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