Tonsillectomy healing

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 121, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 645-649

  Isaacson, Glenn ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenotonsillectomy; Complication; Inflammatory mediator; Postoperative pain; Tonsillectomy; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE INFLAMMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TONSILLECTOMY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84867684735     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348941212101004     Document Type: Article

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