A systematic review of adenotonsillectomy as a risk factor for childhood obesity

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 154-158

  Jeyakumar, Anita ^a   Fettman, Nicholas ^a   Armbrecht, Eric S ^a   Mitchell, Ron ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenotonsillectomy; Pediatric obesity; Sleep disordered breathing

Indexed keywords

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; BODY MASS; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; HUMAN; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION; CHILD; HEALTH; INCIDENCE; TONSILLECTOMY;

CHILD; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; TONSILLECTOMY; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 79959581375     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: 10976817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0194599810392328     Document Type: Review

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