Long-term quality-of-life outcomes in children undergoing adenotonsillectomy for obstructive sleep apnoea: A longitudinal study

Clinical Otolaryngology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 475-481

  Randhawa, P S ^a   Cetto, R ^a   Chilvers, G ^a   Georgalas, C ^b   Narula, A A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80055037406     PISSN: 17494478     EISSN: 17494486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-4486.2011.02383.x     Document Type: Article

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