Quality of life following surgery for sleep disordered breathing: Subtotal reduction adenotonsillectomy versus adenotonsillectomy in Australian children

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 340-344

  Wood, John M ^a   Harris, Penelope K ^a   Woods, Charmaine M ^a   Mclean, Sarah C ^a   Esterman, Adrian ^b   Carney, A Simon ^a  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Pediatrics; Quality of life; Sleep disordered breathing; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ADENOIDECTOMY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TONSILLECTOMY;

ADENOIDECTOMY; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 79955133720     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2010.05604.x     Document Type: Article

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